Next today we're returning to South East Africa, where people in three countries are struggling after catastrophic weather events.Rain and flooding in the coastal nation of Mozambique was only worsened when Cyclone Idai made landfall on March 14th.Since then, it's been a race for rescuers to first locate where survivors are and then get them to safety.Yesterday officials estimated there were 10,000 people holding on to rooftops as the rain continued and the waters rose.The International Federation of Red Cross saysit's using helicopters and boats to rescue people as many as 1,000 per day in Mozambique alone.No one knows yet how many have been killed across the region, where the Category 2 cyclone stormed inland.An ambassador from Mozambique says as many as 350,000 lives are at risk.The emergency won't end when the rescue effort does.Water, electricity, medical services and major repairs will all be needed to confront this disaster.Cyclone Idai slammed into South Africa late last week cutting across countries and devastating entire cities.Beira, a city of half a million in Mozambique, in the epicenter of the storm.Aid agencies say 90 percent of it is underwater.The cyclone slammed into the city with winds of up to 175 kilometers or 110 miles an hour,destroying hospitals and homes and killing untold numbers.Some help is already there. Search and rescue teams are working tirelessly to get people to safety.
