Cyclone Idai Kills 4 In Bikita, 220 Left Homeless

Officials say that 4 people were killed and 220 others left homeless in Bikita after Cyclone Idai spread to Masvingo province at the weekend.

This was revealed by district development co-ordinator Bernard Hadzirambwi who was speaking to journalists on Tuesday after a meeting with Masvingo Provincial Affairs minister Ezra Chadzamira. Said Hadzirambwi:

So far, (the death toll) stands at four and the figure of the homeless stands at 220.

Two girls aged 12 and six and a 65-year-old woman, as well as another man whose age was estimated to around 28, lost their lives during the devastating cyclone.

The 220 homesteads were destroyed and the accumulative reported figure of affected households, which lost one or two houses, so far stands at 2 106.

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The damage was across the district. Our major roads were extensively damaged and a major bridge at Musaizi has swept away. Roads to ward 25 in the resettlement areas, as well as communication have been cut off. We are yet to receive reports from nine wards.

Masvingo Province suffered extensive damage from the cyclone with areas such as Bikita, Zaka and Gutu hardest hit.

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