Author: Norimitsu Onishi and Jeffrey Moyo / Source: New York Times
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JOHANNESBURG — A deadly cyclone that struck Mozambique and other countries in southern Africa has nearly obliterated the worst-affected areas, flooding vast stretches of land, destroying roads and dams, and cutting off victims from help.
The cyclone, called Idai, has affected more than 1.5 million people, with a death toll now in the dozens but feared to be far higher.
The storm destroyed “90 percent” of Beira, a city of about a half-million people that is Mozambique’s fourth largest and faces the Indian Ocean, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Monday.
“It is a real disaster of great proportions,” said President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, according to The Associated Press.
The Red Cross and other aid organizations estimated the total number of deaths at 150, though they warned that the figure could rise as rescuers reached previously inaccessible areas. Mr. Nyusi said the death toll in Mozambique, which stood at 84, could climb to more than 1,000.
The storm landed in Beira late Thursday before moving inland into Malawi and Zimbabwe. Aerial images of the city showed houses surrounded by…
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