Zimbabwe struggles after cyclone causes devastation

Zimbabwe says it’s struggling to cope with the full impact of Cyclone Idai which has left thousands of people homeless in the east of the country.

The Minister of Defence, Oppah Muchinguri, has admitted the government failed to anticipate the magnitude of the Cyclone which also smashed into Malawi and Mozambique.

Medicines are reportedly running out and resources are stretched to breaking point, with rescuers in a race against time to reach survivors.

About 100 people are known to have died in Zimbabwe, while in Mozambique, the death toll stands at more than 200.

The UN says the storm has unleashed a humanitarian disaster across the three countries with more than 2.5 million people affected.