Communities struggle to move on after Cyclone Idai

OUTSIDE the borders of Chimanimani, Chipinge and Bikita districts — offline and online — the story of Cyclone Idai is dying and could soon be forgotten, relegated to the archives of history.

The hashtags on the disaster are no longer trending on Twitter, and the roads that lead to the most affected areas, Ngangu Township of Chimanimani and Kopa Growth Point in Chipinge are no longer jammed by dozens of trucks carrying relief aid.

Since the night of March 15, when Cyclone Idai ripped through ill-prepared Zimbabwe and left a trail of devastation, two more cyclones — Kenneth and Fani — have hit Africa and Asia respectively, shifting the world attention from Zimbabwe.

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