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Tropical Cyclone Leaves Ruin Across Mozambique, Malawi And Zimbabwe

The cyclone made landfall in Mozambique on Thursday and has destroyed roads, bridges and homes, leaving people stranded and displacing tens of thousands.
People are seen emerging from a mist on Sunday in eastern Zimbabwe. Cyclone Idai barreled across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe with flash floods and ferocious winds, killing people and destroying homes.

A powerful cyclone that tore through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe this past week has destroyed roads, bridges and homes and left more than 200 people dead and tens of thousands displaced.

About 1.5 million people in total have been affected by Cyclone Idai's torrential rains and winds that have reached.

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