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Cyclone Idai: More than 1000 feared dead in Mozambique

News and issues making the headlines each day.

The death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai could be as high as 1000, President Filipe Nyusi has said.

Mr Nyusi has flown over some of the worst-hit areas and has described seeing bodies floating in the rivers.

Also on the programme: we get reaction following the jailing of activist Oyub Titiev in Chechnya; and new research on how green spaces benefit cities.

(Photo: Beira, Mozambique, Credit:AFP)

53 minutes

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Tue 19 Mar 2019 10:06GMT

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  • Tue 19 Mar 2019 10:06GMT

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