Deadly floods batter African countries
By China Daily in Beijing and Agencies in Johannesburg | China Daily | Updated: 2019-03-20 07:15
Hundreds are dead, many more are missing and thousands are now at risk from massive flooding in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi caused by Cyclone Idai and persistent rains.
Aid agencies and government officials were scrambling on Tuesday to rescue people trapped after rivers burst their banks, the Associated Press reported.
China expressed condolences on Tuesday to the three southern African countries, which suffered extensive casualties and property losses.
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