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TEHRAN, Mar 16 - At least 24 people have been killed and dozens are missing as tropical cyclone Idai hit eastern parts of Zimbabwe after lashing neighboring Mozambique, the government said on Saturday.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Most of the deaths were in Chimanimani East, Zimbabwe's information ministry announced on Twitter, saying at least 40 other people had been injured.
Two of the victims were students who died when a boulder hit their school, causing the wall of the dining room to collapse on top of them, the state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation said.
The boarding school has been shut with the students waiting to be airlifted to safety by the army, which is leading rescue operations.
Others who fled their homes were "marooned" on top of a mountain waiting to be rescued, but strong winds were hampering helicopter flights, the ministry said.
The storm damaged many houses and washed away bridges in the eastern Manicaland province which borders Mozambique, with a lawmaker telling AFP thousands of people have been affected by power cuts and flooding.
"The information we have so far is that over 100 people are missing," said Joshua Sacco, an MP in Chimanimani district.
"At least 25 houses were swept away following a mudslide at Ngangu township in Chimanimani urban. There were people inside," he told AFP, saying they were listed as missing.
Source: AFP
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