‘Women, babies trapped in trees’ after deadly Mozambique storm Six days after Cyclone Idai, rescuers scramble to save hundreds stranded by floodwaters amid fears death toll will rise.

Rescue workers in Mozambique are racing against time to save hundreds of people clinging onto roofs and trees around the devastated city of Beira, days after a powerful cyclone triggered flash floods, submerging entire villages and wiping out communities across southeastern Africa. Aid workers on Wednesday spoke of women trapped in trees “throwing their babies” onto rescue … Continue reading ‘Women, babies trapped in trees’ after deadly Mozambique storm Six days after Cyclone Idai, rescuers scramble to save hundreds stranded by floodwaters amid fears death toll will rise.