'The water kept rising': How Mozambicans were caught in path of deadly cycloneWomen queue for food in a camp for people displaced in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique, March 26, 2019. SEE ALSO :Cyclone, famine signs of bad things to come“The government knew it was going to be bad but they didn’t find us a safe place. The system was triggered weeks before Cyclone Idai, with red flags raised to alert people to the dangers, Correia said. From Mozambique, Cyclone Idai tore inland into Zimbabwe and Malawi, flattening buildings and causing deadly mudslides. Testa said a network of purpose-built, reinforced-concrete storm shelters similar to ones used in Bangladesh could have offered protection against the cyclone.

Source: Standard Digital March 28, 2019 07:07 UTC