{"id":5786,"date":"2019-03-17T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-17T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=5786"},"modified":"2019-03-17T14:46:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T14:46:00","slug":"breaking-65-dead-in-zimbabwe-as-cyclone-idai-death-toll-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/breaking-65-dead-in-zimbabwe-as-cyclone-idai-death-toll-rises","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: 65 Dead In Zimbabwe As Cyclone Idai Death Toll Rises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reported deaths in Zimbabwe from Cyclone Idai have risen sharply to 65. According to government-controlled daily The Herald, Chimanimani East MP, Joshua Sacco, gave the new number this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Said the Herald:<\/p>\n<p>Update: The ministerial delegation is stuck at Mvumvumvu River bridge towards Nedziwa where there is the district command centre. According to Chimanimani East MP Joshua Sacco 65 have been confirmed dead.<\/p>\n<p>Cyclone Idai has been the worst natural disaster in Zimbabwe in Decades. in Chimanimani and Chipinge bridges were washed away and some roads destroyed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reported deaths in Zimbabwe from Cyclone Idai have risen sharply to 65. According to government-controlled daily The Herald, Chimanimani East MP, Joshua Sacco, gave the new number this afternoon. Said the Herald: Update: The ministerial delegation is stuck at Mvumvumvu River bridge towards Nedziwa where there is the district command centre. 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