UN says major funding needed to help southern Africa after cyclone as death toll tops 300
United Nations - The United Nations said Wednesday it will be seeking a"large" amount of funding from member-states to help deal with the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Idai.
Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swath through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thousands of lives were at risk, officials said.
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