Mozambique’s Minister of Land and Environment Celso Correia, has given updated figures arising from the deadly cyclone Idai that ravaged the southern African country late last week.
According to Mr. Correia, the official death toll stood at two hundred and seventeen, a figure significantly lower than a projection by president Filipe Nyusi who told state media earlier this week, that it could rise to one thousand.
Three thousand people have so far been variously rescued most of them from atop building and trees where they were seeking refuge following the heavy winds and floods that came with the cyclone.
Meanwhile, it is estimated that fifteen thousand people are currently stranded as varied efforts are continuing to rescue them especially in the battered city of Beira – the hardest hit.
