By A Correspondent- Of the 148 Zimbabwean bodies that were swept away and buried in neighbouring Mozambique following the tropical cyclone Idai disaster in March this year, only 1 body has been retrieved and reburied back home, Local government minister July Moyo has revealed.

Moyo told parliament that government had put measures and mechanisms to facilitate the identification of the remaining 147 bodies that are currently buried in Susunhenga, Mozambique by the families and relatives who had reported missing persons following the cyclone Idai tragedy

Said Moyo:

“On research and recovery, the Government has put measures and mechanisms in place to identify the 147 bodies buried in Susunhenga in  Mozambique.  

They used to be 148 and one has already been retrieved by the family and correctly identified.

To date, D.N.A samples have been collected from relatives of the missing persons waiting linking with the deceased.”