Photo: APCyclone Idai's death toll has risen above 750 in the three southern African countries hit 10 days ago by the storm, as workers restore electricity, water and try to prevent outbreak of cholera, authorities say. All numbers for deaths are still preliminary, warned Mozambique's Environment Minister Celso Correia. As flood waters recede and more bodies are discovered, the final death toll in Mozambique alone could be above the early estimate of 1000 made by the country's president a few days after the cyclone hit, said aid workers. Nearly 110,000 people are now in camps more than a week after Cyclone Idai hit, said Correia, the government's emergency coordinator. Electricity has been restored to part of Beira and the port and railway line have re-opened, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 25, 2019 00:45 UTC