Mar 24 Cyclone death toll above 750; aid workers fear cholera outbreaks By Cara Anna, Associated Press Nearly 110,000 people are now in camps more than a week after Cyclone Idai hit and as efforts to rescue people trapped by the floods wind down, aid workers across the vast region are bracing for the spread of disease. Continue reading
Mar 23 Tens of thousands in southern Africa need help after cyclone By Cara Anna, Associated Press A second week has begun of efforts to find and help tens of thousands of people after Cyclone Idai devastated a large swath of Mozambique. Continue reading
Mar 22 Cyclone Idai death toll climbs above 600 in Africa By Cara Anna, Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press With the flooding easing in parts of cyclone-stricken Mozambique on Friday, fears are rising that the waters could yield up many more bodies. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 7:10 News Wrap: Trump withdraws North Korea sanctions imposed yesterday In our news wrap Friday, President Trump announced that he is withdrawing sanctions his administration imposed on North Korea just yesterday. According to Trump’s press secretary, Sarah Sanders, the president “likes Chairman Kim” and “doesn’t think these sanctions will be… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 2:48 In Mozambique, cyclone survivors grow frantic amid shortage of food As the death toll from a deadly tropical cyclone climbs to 550, Mozambique’s political situation is adding to the woes of its people. Survivors of the catastrophe are scrambling to find food and supplies, but there’s a sense more aid… Continue watching
Mar 21 Flooding continues to devastate southern Africa after Cyclone Idai By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Floodwaters have begun to recede in Mozambique's Beira, the worst-hit city, but rain continues in neighboring Zimbabwe. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 3:00 After devastating cyclone, Mozambique fears hunger, disease The catastrophe is still growing for hundreds of thousands of people across southern Africa. The death toll from last week’s tropical cyclone has topped 300 in Mozambique and two neighboring countries, where floodwaters have stranded some survivors in trees and… Continue watching
Mar 20 Cyclone Idai’s death toll rises above 300 in southern Africa By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi are mourning the loss of family, friends and neighbors after experiencing one of the most destructive storms in decades. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 2:27 Cyclone leaves Mozambique desperate and submerged A tropical cyclone tore through Mozambique on Friday, triggering mass floods and leaving immense destruction in its wake. More than 200 deaths have been attributed to the storm so far. Amid flattened and submerged buildings, aid workers struggle to reach… Continue watching
Mar 19 How to help cyclone victims in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe By Gabriela Martinez Many aid groups are still assessing the damage and devising logistics to reach the most heavily affected areas, but here are some international and African organizations that are leading relief efforts. Continue reading