
Three days of national mourning begin in Mozambique
The death toll from Cyclone Idai is expected to continue to rise.
Aid workers in Mozambique say there are only two or three days of clean water left in the city of Beira, which was struck by a cyclone six days ago. A BBC correspondent in the country says people have sought refuge in a stadium and on rooftops, waiting for food and water. The World Food Programme has started to distribute supplies but some communities remain cut off.
Also on the programme, as the first burials take place of some of the victims of Friday's mosque attacks in Christchurch we hear from New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden. And can the UK prime minister get the delay to the Brexit date she needs? She has asked for the date to be extended from 29 March to the 30 June. Will the EU agree?
(Picture: People walk on muddy roads in Matarara, central Mozambique Credit: EPA/ Catueira)
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