A man on the remains of a bridge in Zimbabwe Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo
IN ZIMBABWE, a family is forced to dig in search of a boy buried in the mud (pictured below). This grim scene is one of many playing out across south-east Africa in the wake of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Idai.
A family looks for a missing boy Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP/REX/Shutterstock
The extreme storm burst riverbanks, ripped down power lines and destroyed roads and farmland, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes and affecting millions. Winds reached 170 kilometres per hour.




