News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines

Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in Mozambique

Three people accused of diverting Mozambique aid

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of misappropriating humanitarian relief aid for victims of a deadly cyclone that last month killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands in Mozambique.

World • 05 Apr 19

Around 1.7 million people have been affected and hundreds are still missing

UN steps up call for aid as Idai death toll reaches 670

The UN has stepped up calls for help in Mozambique and Zimbabwe as aid agencies struggle to assist tens of thousands of people battered by Cyclone Idai, with the death toll rising to over 670.

World • 23 Mar 19

People search for the body of a young man who died after Cyclone Idai hit the Chimanimani in Zimbabwe

400 dead after Cyclone Idai hits southern Africa

A cyclone that ravaged three southern African countries last week has killed at least 400 people, affected more than 1.7 million others and left 15,000 people still stranded by floods, according to estimates.

World • 21 Mar 19

Kenmare Resources' titanium mine in Moma in Mozambique

Kenmare Resources slips as cyclone hits loading at Moma

Shares in titanium minerals miner Kenmare Resources fell today after the company said its product loading activities and shipping were suspended for seven days at its Moma mine in Mozambique due to Cyclone Idai.

Business • 20 Mar 19

Residents of Chiluvi, in central Mozambique, walk along a flooded and muddy street after Cyclone Idai and floods hit the region

Over 1,000 now feared dead in Mozambique storm

More than 1,000 are now feared to have died in a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique last week, while scores were killed and more than 200 are missing in neighbouring Zimbabwe.

World • 19 Mar 19

Vast areas of land have been flooded, while roads have been destroyed and communications disrupted

157 dead as Cyclone Idai tears across southern Africa

At least 157 have been killed in Zimbabwe and Mozambique after Cyclone Idai tore across southern Africa, officials have said.

World • 18 Mar 19