Feature: Chinese rescuers join Mozambica...

BEIRA, Mozambique, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Fifteen days have passed since Cyclone Idai made landfall near the coastal city of Beira in central Mozambique. The sky has been clear in the past full week wi

Cyclone Idai: Zimbabwe in search of more...

HARARE, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Sniffer dogs have identified at least 16 spots suspected to have bodies of people trapped under debris from Cyclone Idai in eastern Zimbabwe, the state broadcaster ZBC re

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

Reconstruction after Idai may take almos...

BEIRA, Mozambique, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Reconstruction of Sofala province which was hit by Cyclone Idai in central Mozambique may take up to three years, said former president Joaquim Chissano on Mon

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

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 different places in so many d

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

UNICEF chief calls for assistance to chi...

UNITED NATIONS, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Henrietta Fore, executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), on Saturday called on the international community to help children affected by