As many as '300 to 400' bodies line the banks of a road out of the city of Beira, in Mozambique, according to an eyewitness account, suggesting that the human toll of Cyclone Idai is likely to far exceed official estimates
Chimanimani, Zimbabwe As many as"300 to 400" bodies line the banks of a road out of the city of Beira, in Mozambique, according to an eyewitness account, suggesting that the human toll of Cyclone Idai is likely to far exceed official estimates.
The harrowing scene, described by Zimbabwean Graham Taylor, follows reports from aid agencies on the ground detailing how entire villages and towns have been completely flooded in the wake of last Thursday's high-end Category 2 storm.Taylor said the bodies were located on a 6 kilometer track of highway, where flood waters had created an inland ocean, submerging entire villages around a"densely populated" sugar-cane plantation.
The devastated city of Beira 01:58But he also saw people heading back towards the flood zone."They said they couldn't account for their families and wouldn't leave until they could do," he said. Biblical scenesCyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique on midnight local time on Thursday, March 14, with 175 kph winds, It wasn't the strongest storm to have hit Mozambique, but the region had recently been deluged by heavy rains.
Heartbreaking stories from Chimanimani in Zimbabwe 03:53After hitting Mozambique, Cyclone Idai tore into Zimbabwe killing many people as they slept. The 83-year-old husband of one Chimanimani resident was buried alive when their bedroom collapsed on them last Friday. "We were sleeping in the house around 10 p.m. in the evening and it was raining. It kept on pouring when rocks sliding from the hill started hitting our house," said the 59-year-old.
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