She is haunted by the memory of them screaming for her as the helicopter flew away, leaving them behind with their grandmother.
The organization also has places in Beira where people can report a missing relative in person, a strategy it plans to deploy in other areas as they become more accessible.
Its site in Samuel’s camp near the airport consisted of little more than three plastic chairs, with a crumpled white tent lying on the floor, when Reuters visited on Tuesday. But people would soon be able to submit names there and charge their cell phones using solar-powered batteries, Araujo said.Tales of heartbreak abounded among the rows of tents set up on the grounds of a damaged school. Although there are no official figures yet, Araujo said there were many people who had lost touch with relatives at this camp alone.
Maria Bernardo, 25, said her only wish was to hug her husband again. The boat that rescued her from Buzi was charging 20 metical per person, more than the whole family could afford, she said. She left with their three daughters, but her husband stayed behind. Her voice was hoarse when she described him.Janeiro Gabriel, 33, also from Buzi, was caught at a fish market when streets started to fill with water some 36 hours after the storm hit.
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