Mozambique confirms cholera cases in Cyc...

Five cases of cholera have been confirmed in Mozambique, around the badly damaged port city of Beira, in the devastating aftermath of Cyclone Idai. The powerful cyclone killed more than 700 people ac

Uganda extends financial assistance to c...

KAMPALA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has donated 200,000 U.S. dollars in aid to help victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. A statement of the ministry of foreign affairs issued here late on Tuesday

UN: Cyclone Idai among worst Africa weat...

Cyclone Idai, "an uncommonly fierce and prolonged storm," was one of the worst storms to hit Africa, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. "Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have suffe

Cyclone Idai, killing at least 700, one ...

Cyclone Idai, "an uncommonly fierce and prolonged storm," was one of the worst storms to hit Africa, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. "Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have suff

Cyclone Idai, killing at least 700, one ...

UNITED NATIONS, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Cyclone Idai, "an uncommonly fierce and prolonged storm," was one of the worst storms to hit Africa, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. "Mozam

Zambian gov't appeals to firms to help r...

LUSAKA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government on Tuesday appealed to companies and other stakeholders to help it raise funds meant to support victims of cyclone Idai that hit the neighboring na

Zimbabwe gov't allays fears of another c...

HARARE, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The Zimbabwean government has allayed fears of another tropical cyclone hitting the country in a few days, saying that Cyclone Joanina which is brewing in the Indian Ocea

Feature: A story of zinc in the aftermat...

MAPUTO, March 25 (Xinhua) -- If it was not for Cyclone Idai, people would not have known that zinc plates, the most common material used by Mozambicans for building their roofs, could reach so many d

Australian cyclone evacuations "almost c...

CANBERRA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Mass evacuations of remote communities in Australia's Northern Territory before they were hit by a cyclone on Saturday have been credited with saving lives. More than 2

Zimbabwe hit hard by Cyclone Idai

HARARE, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe has been severely affected by Cyclone Idai, with the death toll having risen to 259 by Friday night amid fears that more people could have lost their lives in th