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20/03/2019 GMT

Cyclone Idai is a 'massive disaster'

BBC World Service - World Update, Cyclone Idai is a 'massive disaster'

Tropical Cyclone Idai affects 1.5 million across Mozambique and Malawi

Cyclone Idai has triggered a "massive disaster" in southern Africa affecting hundreds of thousands if not millions of people, the UN has said.

The region has been hit by widespread flooding and devastation affecting Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.

Also on the programme: a proposed new law in Uganda will require musicians to submit their work for government approval; and we speak to the 'super smeller' who says she can detect Parkinsons by scent.

(Photo: A wounded survivor is evacuated in Zimbabwe; Credit: AFP)

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