(MENAFN) The number of people in temporary camps after a powerful cyclone in Mozambique has increased by 18,000 to 128,000 but the death toll remains the same at 447.
The Land and Environment Minister said: "The loss of lives remains the same as yesterday."
"The number of people saved in INGC (National Institute of Disaster Management) camps has increased to 128,000, he added.
Cyclone Idai lashed the Mozambican port city of Beira with winds of up to 170 kph (105 mph), then moved inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi, flattening buildings and killing at least 656 people across the three countries.
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