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Death toll from Cyclone Idai hits 300 and continues to rise

BBC World Service - Newsday, Death toll from Cyclone Idai hits 300 and continues to rise

200 people are already confirmed dead in Mozambique and 100 in Zimbabwe

200 people are already confirmed dead in Mozambique and 100 in Zimbabwe.

300 people are now known to have died after Cyclone Idai hit southern Africa. 200 of the victims were in Mozambique, and 100 in Zimbabwe, where the Minister of Defense, Oppah Muchinguri, has admitted his government failed to anticipate the magnitude of the tropical storm. 

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