Zimbabwe

'The world has forgotten us': hope fades for Cyclone Idai survivors

One year later, those made homeless by the natural disaster still live in tents and say food aid is drying up

08 March 2020 - 00:00 By KENNETH MATIMAIRE

Cyclone Idai survivor Witness Gambire has  decided to go back to the battered home where two of his daughters were killed because he can no longer bear waiting for relocation from a flimsy  tent in the “transit” camp...

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