Cyclone Idai death toll may top 1,000, says Mozambique president
More than 1,000 Mozambicans are thought to have died in #CycloneIdai, President Filipe Nyusi has just said, in comments carried on Radio Moçambique.
"The Pungue and Buzi rivers have burst their banks, and from the air, many bodies can be seen floating," he said.
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20190319140639im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D18kjHKXQAge2o0.jpg)
#Mozambique may register more than 1,000 deaths, 100,000 lives at risk following #CycloneIdai https://buff.ly/2Clrf1R #Idai #ClicloneIdaipic.twitter.com/iYWAsfZZjO
"Speaking on state Radio #Mozambique, President Filipe Nyusi said that while the official death toll stood at 84, 'It appears that we can register more than 1,000 deaths.'” This estimate doesn't even take the other countries hit by #CycloneIdai into account.https://twitter.com/ap/status/1107658364388106243 …
BREAKING: Mozambique's president says he believes the death toll for Cyclone Idai may top 1,000. The cyclone first hit Mozambique's central port city of Beira last week, devastating the city of 500,000.http://apne.ws/h1ja6qm
It needs to be noted that this is an unconfirmed number.
The death toll from the Mozambique cyclone has risen dramatically; president Filipe Nyusi says he fears up to 1000 people. A Red Cross team said 90% of the port city of Beira has been destroyed. ICRC says dozens of others have died in neighbouring Zimbabwe and Malawi
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20190319140639im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D19TLDNWsAE9R7l.jpg)
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20190319140639im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D19TLjkWwAAAUcH.jpg)
AFRICA: Insane images of the devastation in
#Beira, Mozambique, after tropical cyclone #Idai directly hits the city. 90% of the area destroyed. Fears the death toll in both &
Could climb to 1000 | Dasen Thathiahpic.twitter.com/9fgdoHGDpY
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20190319140639im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D19ZfscXQAEJtrZ.jpg)
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20190319140639im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D19Z0OQWkAEdopJ.jpg)
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20190319140639im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D19Z4hPXgAASsQk.jpg)
Cyclone #Idai leaves trail of death, destruction and homelessness in Malawi, Mozambique & Zimbabwe, affected countries appeal for urgent aid.
Oxfam teams are assessing the needs of people worst affected in all 3 countries: https://oxf.am/2F5YMh6 #CycloneIdaipic.twitter.com/VVW6x32vku
![](http://web.archive.org./web/20190319140639im_/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D18nQbjW0AAQlH9.jpg)
“The scale of devastation is enormous. It seems that 90% of the area is completely destroyed.” -Red Cross on Beira, Mozambique—a city bigger than Atlanta, Miami or New Orleans—that took a direct hit from Cyclone Idaipic.twitter.com/EVGvhVXWmJ
This just in: shocking footage from our team via helicopter that has just arrived in #Beira, #Mozambique. The devastation is widespread with barely a house intact following #CycloneIdaipic.twitter.com/BnyqVIJ9YF