CycloneIdai | 'We have a lot of diarrhoea, but teams are working on the ground to say whether it is really cholera or not. But as I said there will be cholera.'
The number of people in makeshift camps had risen by 18,000 to 128,000 since Sunday, he said, adding that the government would install a prevention and treatment centre for cholera in areas affected by the cyclone.
In Buzi village, southwest of Beira, Reuters reporters saw hundreds of cyclone victims carrying their few possessions on their heads as they were moved to a displacement centre near the airport, where aid agencies have set up tents with access to drinking water.
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