i'm christine wendel welcome to news africa i'm glad you're chewing did a week off to. coastal areas or rather coastal mozambique floodwaters all rushing across the plains of the country submerging entire towns rescue teams are still plucking people from the water but thousands still remain trapped the flooding has created a muddy inland ocean with farms and villages used to be mozambique's government estimates that one thousand people may have died. sidetone also hit zimbabwe the flash floods and landslides have swept away much of the major infrastructure in the eastern province bordering mozambique corresponded privileged filed this report from the. burying of flood victims above money money district the elderly man died when a month's lord crushed his home. i'm in pain. my father in law had a painful death after the house collapsed because of the cycle and it's hard to accept that he died that way and what got home to me is sure we are fortunate that our mother survived. that she was rescued alive so he's cool that that the official death toll from cycling you die in

i'm christine wendell welcome to news africa it's good to have you along nigeria returns to the polls this weekend for a series off regional elections taking place in the shadow of last week's presidential flourish the official results of that election was a clear victory for the incumbent. over his challenger who a bill baka has cried foul over the years and complained of widespread fraud the main electoral body has now granted him the rights to inspect election materials ahead as he has in lagos one of the places where. regional elections will be taking place. so we're going to hurt and i'm not going to party i don't like any party so. for me. when i'm this is you know under my right to. have my peace because you got. to my family. for more on this let's bring in deeds every correspondent. hi flourish good to see you first how much all of these regional elections a six had by the presidential vote. well it is believed that whoever wins the presidential vote the presidential election or whatever pazzini is the presidential election has a higher chance of the regional level but then i

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