My fellow Zimbabweans

I am appealing to you all to set aside your differences, especially political differences, so that together we can tackle the huge task before us that needs our attention in all our millions. This is no time for politics. This is no time for apportioning blame.

There will be plenty of time for us to sit down as a Nation family and draw lessons from this most unfortunate and unforgettable calamity. We can learn where we went wrong and who was supposed to do what so that if God forbid there is a next time, we will be best prepared.

I can tell you first hand that the situation is desperate indeed. The devastation was unforgiving and typically of nature, indiscriminate.

For now the focus is on massive humanitarian and relief requirements and needs. The job of cleaning up after this disaster falls on each and every one of us and it is a responsibility that can only and easily be executed through our collective efforts.

The world’s eyes are fixed on us. Let us show one spirit through one love.

May God bless Zimbabwe