Aid workers rushed to rescue victims clinging to trees and crammed on rooftops against rapidly rising waters Tuesday after a cyclone unleashed devastating floods in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
More than 238 were dead, hundreds were missing and thousands more were at risk.
"People visible from the air may be the lucky ones and the top priority now is to rescue as many as possible," he said. Satellite images were helping the rescue teams target the most critical areas, Haga said. Rescue operations were based at Beira airport, one of the few places in the city with working communications.
Torrential rain was still lashing the region on Tuesday, and Buzi town could be entirely submerged within 24 hours, the aid group said.The city and surrounding areas were without power, and nearly all communication lines were destroyed. Beira's main hospital was also badly damaged. Large areas to the west of Beira have been severely flooded, and floodwaters have completely covered homes, telephone poles and trees, the Red Cross said.
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