By Own Correspondent- Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, her son Prince Charles and her grandsons and their wives the Dukes and Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex have conveyed their heartfelt condolences to the government and the people of Zimbabwe following the devastating effects caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai.
Queen Elizabeth II
Britain’s top diplomat to Zimbabwe Ambassador Melanie Robinson delivered the three letters to President Emmerson Mnangagwa where she also announced a $23 million package for the three affected Southern African countries.
Messages of condolences continue to pour in from all corners of the world and Ambassador Robinson, who was accompanied by communications and corporate manager for the Department for International Development (DfID) Nicky Russell – Smith and officials from Britain’s embassy offices in Harare paid a courtesy call on President Mnangagwa at his Munhumutapa offices to deliver the three letters of condolences.
The confirmed death toll in Zimbabwe, neighboring Mozambique and Malawi is now over 500, with hundreds more feared dead in towns and villages that were completely submerged.
Ambassador Robinson said a needs assessment is underway and more resources will be availed to ease the crisis.-StateMedia