At least 847 people across three countries have been reported killed by the storm, the flooding it caused and heavy rains before it hit.
BEIRA - Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
As of Monday, at least 847 people had been reported killed by the storm, the flooding it caused and heavy rains before it hit. Following is an outline of the disaster, according to government and United Nations officials.Cyclone Idai landed on the night of 14 March near the port city of Beira, bringing heavy winds and rains.
Two major rivers, the Buzi and the Pungue, burst their banks, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the water.Crops damaged: 715,378 hectaresPeople displaced by Cyclone Idai in what used to be a classroom in a school in Beira which has been turned into a shelter. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWNOn 16 March the storm hit eastern Zimbabwe, where it flattened homes and flooded communities in the Chimanimani and Chipinge districts.
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