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March 22, 2019 at 12:54 am

‘Brace ourselves’: Cyclone death toll tops 600 in Africa VIEW

BEIRA, Mozambique (AP) — With the flooding easing in parts of cyclone-stricken Mozambique on Friday, fears are rising that the waters could yield up many...

A man stands in flood waters following cyclone force winds and heavy rain near the coastal city of Beira, Mozambique, Wednesday March 20, 2019. Torrential rains were expected to continue into Thursday and floodwaters were still rising, according to aid groups trying to get food, water and clothing to desperate survivors. It will be days before Mozambique’s inundated plains drain toward the Indian Ocean and even longer before the full scale of the devastation is known. (Josh Estey/CARE via AP) TH804 TH804

March 21, 2019 at 2:54 am

Death toll from cyclone surpasses 500 in southern Africa WATCH

BEIRA, Mozambique (AP) — A week after Cyclone Idai lashed southern Africa, flooding still raged as torrential rains caused a dam to overflow in Zimbabwe,...

A family dig for their son who got buried in the mud when Cyclone Idai struck in Chimanimani about 600 kilometres south east of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday, March, 19, 2019. According to the government, Cyclone Idai has killed more than 100 people in Chipinge and Chimanimani and according to residents the figures could be higher because the hardest hit areas are still inaccessible. Some hundreds are dead, many more are missing, and some thousands at risk from the massive flooding in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe caused by Cyclone Idai.(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) XTM104 XTM104

March 20, 2019 at 1:50 am

‘There is death all over’: Cyclone Idai toll rises above 300 WATCH

CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe (AP) — Mozambique began three days of national mourning on Wednesday for more than 200 victims of Cyclone Idai, while the death toll...

March 19, 2019 at 1:42 am

Cyclone’s huge floods leave hundreds dead in southern Africa WATCH

"This is a major humanitarian emergency that is getting bigger by the hour," said Herve Verhoosel with the World Food Program. Many people were "crammed...

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March 16, 2019 at 6:30 am

Cyclone Idai hits Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, killing 150

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been hit by a vicious cyclone that has killed nearly 150 people, left hundreds more missing...

March 12, 2019 at 7:44 am

South Africa’s president endorses Zimbabwe leader

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — South Africa's president endorsed Zimbabwe's government Tuesday, ignoring reports of human-rights abuses by the military to crush persistent dissent in the...

February 20, 2019 at 8:34 am

Zimbabwe launches new currency measure

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe, without its own currency for a decade, took steps to address its worsening economic crisis by allowing its surrogate currency,...

February 18, 2019 at 1:05 am

Zimbabwe opposition official convicted of false declaration

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court has convicted prominent opposition politician Tendai Biti for announcing that his party's leader won disputed elections held in...

February 16, 2019 at 12:49 am

8 miners rescued in Zimbabwe; dozens more feared dead VIEW

KADOMA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Eight subsistence miners who were trapped underground for several days after heavy flooding in Zimbabwe have been rescued, though dozens of...

February 13, 2019 at 11:20 pm

Several dozen miners believed trapped after Zimbabwe floods VIEW

KADOMA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Hundreds of relatives, community members and others on Thursday sat on piles of soil and rocks or wandered around at a...

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