Maputo, March 20 -- : President Filipe Nyusi on Wednesday declared three days of national mourning after days of torrential rain and flooding killed more than 200 people and left a trail of destruction across southeast Africa.
A total of around 1.5 million people have been affected by Cyclone Idai, which hit Mozambique last week, reached speeds of up to 200 kilometres.
A report, published by the World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday, said that the emergency crisis situation in the wake of the devastation caused by the tropical cyclone in south-east Africa "is getting bigger by the hour."
Five days after the storm made landfall in Mozambique, causing widespread damage and flooding, at least 1,000 people are feared dead there alone, the re...