UPDATE: South African mom confirmed daughter and granchild in Beira are safe after Cyclone Idai
A South African mother fears for the safety of her daughter and her two-year-old grandson who are in Beira. This after Cyclone Idai made landfall last Thursday.
March 23, 11:28
MBOMBELA – Nicky Alexander who lives in Jeffrey’s Bay told Lowvelder that her daugher Tamara Hurling and her two-year-old grandson, plus their fur babies were safe. “We just want to say thank you for the support from everyone, but my daughter managed to get to safety with her son and her dogs. Please just keep helping those still out there that need to be rescued.”
Cyclone Idai lashed Beira with winds of up to 170 kilometres per hour last Thursday, then moved inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi, flattening buildings and putting the lives of millions at risk.
For those who can not communicate with their families in Beira, the PT rescue team is making this list
Name: Feliciano Mataveia INGC-CENOE Vd
Tel: 00258848277810
Name: Feliciano Mataveia CENOE Mcel
Tel1: 0025882 827 7810
Tel2: 00258828277810
Name: Dra Ana Cristina CENOE Mcel
Tel1: 0025882 579 7489
Tel2: 00258825797489
Name: Dira Ana Cristina INGC Vd
Tel: 0025884 369 2571
March 21, 12:07
MBOMBELA – The storm has been described by the United Nations as the worst disaster to strike the southern hemisphere.
Nicky Alexander who lives in Jeffrey’s Bay said her daughter Tamara Hurling and her grandson were stranded. “ The signal is bad. I get a few messages and then the line goes dead. I know their location, they are in Mascarengha, opposite the Sagrada Familia Church. It is the house right next to school after the bridge that leads to airport in Manga.”
“If anyone can go and rescue them and she has her three dogs with her. They are her family too. I know my daughter, she will not want to leave her pets behind.”
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Alexander added that she knew the dire situation rescue workers had in the area. “I just want someone to help my daughter. I know there are many there that need help. They just do not have food or water and I don’t know how much longer they can hold on.”
She said her daughters house had been flooded. “It is three storey house so they have moved to the top part.”
Alexander fears the worst as news that Zimbabwe’s dams had opened their sluice gates and tons of water was heading towards the area.
More than 300 people are now known to have died when the storm hit, but there are fears the final toll will be much higher.
