Article 4BGZ3 Cyclone Idai: satellite images show extent of flooding around Beira

Cyclone Idai: satellite images show extent of flooding around Beira

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Peter Beaumont in Beira and Ruth Maclean
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Tens of thousands still trapped by flood waters as rescuers in Mozambique race against clock

New satellite images of the Mozambican port city of Beira have revealed the vast scale of flooding, as rescuers race to reach tens of thousands of people trapped by flood waters from Cyclone Idai.

European Space Agency images show a huge new inland "lake" measuring about 80 miles by 15 miles (125km by 25km).

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