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Aid workers rescue more African cyclone survivors, death toll mounts Thursday, 21 Mar 2019

BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) - Rescue workers plucked more survivors from trees and roofs to safety on Thursday, a week after a cyclone ripped through southern Africa and triggered devastating floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced hundreds of thousands. Full Article

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