Rain, which is believed to be the beginning of Tropical cyclone Idai coming from central Mozambique, falls in the flooded districts of Chikwawa and Nsanje in southern Malawi, on March 15, 2019AFPThe tropical cyclone battered Zimbabwe killing at least 24 and displacing dozensAt least 100 people have been killed and thousands missing as tropical cyclone Idai hit parts of Zimbabwe after lashing neighbouring Mozambique and Malawi, Zimbabwean government said on Saturday. The tropical cyclone battered Zimbabwe killing at least 24 and displacing dozens. They had also affected neighbouring Malawi, where 56 people died and nearly a million others were affected, the government said. There were people inside," he told AFP, saying they were listed as missing. The storm also affected power supplies to neighbouring South Africa which imports electricity from Mozambique to supplement its own production.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 16, 2019 19:07 UTC