Last week, one of the most devastating storms to hit Africa in decades killed more than 750 people and destroyed thousands of structures, roads, and farms.
Source: Cyclone Idai Photos From Mozambique and Zimbabwe – The Atlantic
Ten days ago, Cyclone Idai, one of the most devastating storms to hit Africa in decades, made landfall in Mozambique with sustained winds of 120 mph (195 kph), damaging or destroying thousands of structures. The tropical storm then moved inland, bringing heavy rain and flooding to more parts of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. More than 750 deaths are attributed to Idai so far, while thousands remain stranded in remote rural areas. International aid is starting to reach the region, while workers struggle to repair roads, restore power, and care for the survivors—with special attention toward preventing cholera outbreaks.
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Flooded homes are seen after Cyclone Idai in Buzi District outside Beira, Mozambique, on March 21, 2019. #
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Members of the public and military personnel search for survivors and bodies in Ngangu township, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, on March 18 2019, after the area was hit by Cyclone Idai. #
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A stranded family starts a fire to cook on top of their home after Cyclone Idai, in Buzi District, Mozambique, on March 21, 2019. #
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A view of storm-damaged Beira, Mozambique, from an aerial drone video taken on March 18, 2019 #
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A man stands on the edge of a collapsed bridge in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe, on March 18, 2019. #
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Rondai Goshokosho gestures next to his car that was swept into debris by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani, on March 23, 2019. #
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A fallen antenna is seen near the beach in Beira on March 23, 2019. #
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Soldiers help residents retrieve their lost belongings on March 19, 2019, in Chimanimani. The military was deployed to assist civilians affected by Cyclone Idai. #
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A child walks past debris as floodwaters begin to recede in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, in Buzi, Mozambique, on March 24, 2019. #
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Stranded residents gather on the stands of a stadium in a flooded area of Buzi on March 20, 2019, after the passage of Idai. #
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A wounded survivor is evacuated by helicopter from Chimanimani to a hospital in Mutare on March 19, 2019. #
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A picture taken on March 20, 2019, shows broken signage above Beira International Airport after the cyclone hit. #
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An Oryx helicopter from the South African National Defense Forces flies during an air relief-drop mission over the flooded area around Beira, central Mozambique, on March 20, 2019. #
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A child is transported in a refrigerator during floods in Buzi on March 21, 2019. #
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Thamary Zunga, a primary health counselor for HIV and AIDS, makes a follow-up call to one of her clients on March 21, 2019, in Chimanimani. Zunga mentions that many people on antiretroviral treatment may face risk of a weakened immune system if they skip the course, as most have lost their drugs during the Cyclone Idai disaster. “Due to broken road networks some of the patients on ARVs are unable to get to the hospitals where they get their treatment.” #
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Survivors of Cyclone Idai sit in an abandoned and derelict building near Nhamatanda about 50 kilometers from Beira, in Mozambique, on March 22, 2019. #
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A woman exits her collapsed home in Chimanimani on March 24, 2019. #
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A man digs a grave at the site where other Cyclone Idai victims were buried in Chimanimani on March 21, 2019. #
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A boat carries people from Buzi on a river near Beira, Mozambique, on March 22, 2019. #
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Manuel Machacawa Maezane (second from left) cries as he meets his son Aristides (left) after being evacuated from Buzi, on the beach in Beira, on March 23, 2019. #
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People take shelter on a rooftop of a commercial building in Buzi on March 23, 2019. #
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Manduana Manaque, 70, stays on a roof under the rain with her belongings in Buzi, on March 23, 2019, after the area was hit by Cyclone Idai. #
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Joaquin Joao Chidja dries family photos on a roof of a commercial building where he took shelter in Buzi on March 23, 2019. #
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A dead buffalo floats in the water on March 22, 2019, outside Buzi. #
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A picture shows trees, utility poles, and electrical pylons in the flooded area outside Beira in central Mozambique on March 19, 2019. #
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People walk on a section of road damaged by Cyclone Idai in Nhamatanda, Mozambique, on March, 22, 2019. #
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A soldier attends to a child while distributing food supplies in Chimanimani on March 18, 2019. #
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People gather to receive aid in a rural neighborhood affected by Cyclone Idai on March 24, 2019, in Buzi, Mozambique. #
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Enia Joaquin Luis, 11, wakes up beside her sister Luisa, 6, under plastic sheets protecting them from rain, as they take shelter in Buzi, Mozambique, on March 23, 2019. #
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Girls collect artificial flowers from the rubble of a building destroyed by Cyclone Idai at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Beira on March 24, 2019. #
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People cross a makeshift bridge over a river that surged days earlier during Cyclone Idai, on March 20, 2019, in Chipinge, Zimbabwe. #
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Humanitarian-aid packages are carried to the docks in Maputo, Mozambique, to be delivered to Beira by sea on March 22, 2019. #
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A home affected by Cyclone Idai, photographed surrounded by slowly receding floodwater near a submerged highway outside of Beira, Mozambique, on March 24, 2019 #
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