pumza fihlani, bbc news, beira. the time is just after 6:15pm. our top story this evening.o keep her brexit deal alive — after the eu gives her more time. still to come, i'm at wembley as england prepare to take on the czech republic in their first euro 2020 qualifier. coming up on sportsday on bbc news — world rugby calls on the six nations unions to consider the good of the global game and back new plans for a new nations championship. people across new zealand have observed a two minute's silence in memory of the 50 people who died in shootings at two mosques in christchurch, one week ago today. the prime ministerjacinda ardern joined thousands of mourners near the al—noor mosque, one of the two targeted in the attack. she told survivors and families of the victims that the nation mourned with them. clive myrie is in christchurch for us this evening. it was a highly charged, emotional day of mourning and prayer for the 50 victims of those mosque attacks. with new zealanders of all faiths coming together to show a willingness to work towards a society where everyone feels

pumza fihlani, bbc news, beira.he line we arejoined on the line by we are joined on the line by the unicef deputy representative there in mozambique. thank you forjoining us in mozambique. thank you forjoining us andi in mozambique. thank you forjoining us and i know this is an extremely busy time. how many people are you trying to help? 0k, at the moment, the latest estimate, it is close to 1.8 million people in need, among which 50% are children and we are talking about 900,000 children in need of assistance. in need of assistance for water, health, nutrition and especially also as the rescue effort is taking place, children separated from their families, who need to be reunified with their parents for their kin. what sort of conditions where they and you having to cope with? very difficult conditions. i mean, we have got the situation of people still isolated and surrounded by waters, which need to be rescued and brought to dry land, but we also have the whole population that was hit by the cyclones across all of

the bbc‘s pumza fihlani is also in beira. by the cyclone here in beira. many of the people i've met here today tell me that they want help. they don't have food, they've got nowhere to sleep tonight and they've got no sense of what's going to happen tomorrow. we are one of the first people they have seen since the cyclone hit, and the sense of desperation here is palpable. zimbabwe and malawi were also hit, but because many affected areas are so remote, the extent of the damage is not yet clear. we can, though, hearfrom a place in zimbabwe called chimanimani. you can see in very close to the border with mozambique. shingai nyoka is there. the cyclone has carved out a whole new landscape. rivers and waterfalls now flow where generations have lived, communities separated and in need of help. the weak, the old, women with children on their backs have trekked for hours through mud to get to safety. this makeshift centre has only the basics. food, shelter, a few medicines for the injured. we've heard harrowing stories. some rescue