The death toll from the cyclone that hit last week has topped 300 people, and rescue teams are still trying to reach survivors.
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis expressed his pain Wednesday at the devastation wrought by Cyclone Idai in southern Africa and called for "comfort and support" for victims of the disaster.
"Great floods have sown grief and devastation in various regions of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi," he said, addressing thousands of the faithful in Saint Peter's Square."I entrust the many victims and their families to the mercy of God and I implore comfort and support for those affected by this calamity."
The death toll from the cyclone that hit last week has topped 300 people, and rescue teams are still trying to reach survivors forced to take refuge from rising floodwaters on the roofs of buildings and in trees. The United Nations says that one of the worst storms to hit the region in decades has also unleashed a humanitarian crisis in Malawi, affecting nearly a million people and forcing more than 80,000 from their homes.
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