Launched TUESDAY March 26, 2019 on zReportage.com Story #698: AFRICA'S SUPERSTORM The worst storm to ever hit South East Africa has unleashed a humanitarian crisis. As the full scale devastation caused by Cyclone Idai is revealed, over a million women and children where in the path of the storm and millions more are without food and water as the death toll continues to rise. At present humanitarian and relief organizations on the ground in South-West Africa are doing their best to assist the survivors. Rescue teams in Mozambique are struggling to reach the thousands of people stranded on roofs and in trees and urgently need more helicopters and boats as post cyclone flood waters inundate the region. Mozambique has declared a state of emergency and is appealing for international help. In Zimbabwe, the east of the country was particularly affected with at least 1,000 homes destroyed. The UN said it has launched an international appeal for relief funds, having earlier said it was aiming to help some 600,000 people in coming weeks. 'We do not yet know enough about the level of destruction to give an accurate estimate of the amount of this call for funds, but it will be important,' 'This may be one of the worst natural disasters to hit southern Africa in living memory.'
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March 22, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - A young girl besides flowing water near a damaged bridge. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 22, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - One of the damaged roads in the area. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 22, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwean police wearing dust masks carry a dead body recovered from a nearby river to a helicopter after cyclone Idai struck the area. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Residents wait on the other side of the river before crossing a makeshift bridge. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - A boy looks on a damaged house. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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Mar 19, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Members of the Zimbabwean Army and Red Cross carry a patient to a temporary treatment centre after being rescued. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 21, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Air force rescue team members carry recovered bodies into a coffin at Skyline in Chipinge, Zimbabwe. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Kopa residents cross a makeshift bridge over floodwaters after almost 80 homes were swept away. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - One of the areas heavily damaged by cyclone idai. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 21, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Aid workers offload relief from a truck to cyclone survivors. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - A woman is seen carrying her belongings to a secure location after the storm. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 22, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - Men wash dirt from a vehicles engine after recovering it from a muddy river. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 21, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Members of the army carry a patient into a temporary treatment centre after being rescued. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 21, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - A woman who is one of the survivors washes dishes outside their temporary shelter. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 20, 2019 - Chipinge, Zimbabwe - Residents cross an area that used to be homes before the cyclone hit the area. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 22, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - Residents carry food and aid from a helicopter to the survivors. Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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March 23, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - A mass grave for the Cyclone Idai victims in Ngangu Township Chimanimani, Zimbabwe. According to the U.N. agency at least 259 people were killed in Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai, and some 217 are still missing. Hundreds of people had been injured and authorities had confirmed that 16,000 households had been displaced, the International Organization said in a statement.
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March 23, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - A family searches for a missing member in the rubble and debris surrounding their home in Ngangu Township Chimanimani. According to the U.N. agency at least 259 people were killed in Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai, and some 217 are still missing. Hundreds of people had been injured and authorities had confirmed that 16,000 households had been displaced, the International Organization said in a statement.
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March 24, 2019 - Zimbabwe - Community members wait for aid at a near by football ground. At least 259 people were killed in Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai, and some 217 are missing, according to the U.N. migration agency. Hundreds of people had been injured and authorities had confirmed that 16,000 households had been displaced, the International Organization said in a statement.
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March 24, 2019 - Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - Part of the few remaining houses after Cyclone Idai. At least 259 people were killed in Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai, and some 217 are missing, according to the U.N. migration agency. Hundreds of people had been injured and authorities had confirmed that 16,000 households had been displaced, the International Organization said in a statement.
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