Floods in Zimbabwe have killed 246 people and left nearly
2,000 homeless since December, according to the government.
The southern African country has appealed to international
donors for $100 million to help those affected by the floods, which have washed
away some bridges and roads and cut off some communities from surrounding
areas.
Saviour Kasukuwere, Zimbabwe’s minister of local
government, announced the death toll on Thursday. He says 128 people were
injured in the floods, which were caused by heavy rains.
President Robert Mugabe, currently in Singapore for a
medical checkup, declared the floods to be a national disaster this week.
The floods have mainly affected southern Zimbabwe, where
the air force has transported some marooned villagers to safety. Dams have also
overflowed, raising concerns about communities living downstream.
Five bridges on major highways have been swept away
nationwide, Transport Minister Joram Gumbo said.
“Our roads have deteriorated to the extent that some
sections of the national road network have become impassable,” Zimbabwe’s Daily
News newspaper quoted Gumbo as saying.
Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped government is already struggling
to meet routine commitments such as the payment of state workers’ salaries.
Also, thousands of nurses in state hospitals in Zimbabwe
went on strike this week over a lack of bonus payments, straining an already
dire situation at the poorly resourced hospitals. State hospital doctors have
been on strike since Feb. 15, forcing the government to send in army and police
doctors to care for patients.
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