Reported deaths in Zimbabwe from Cyclone Idai have risen sharply to 65, according to Chimanimani East MP, Joshua Sacco.

The state owned Herald has also reported that a ministerial delegation is stuck at Mvumvumvu River bridge which was washed away by floods.

Cyclone Idai has become the worst natural disaster in Zimbabwe in decades..in Chimanimani and Chipinge bridges were washed away and some roads destroyed.

Meanwhile President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned back home from his visit to United Arab Emirates to deal with the cyclone challenges.

More to follow…