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Cyclone Idai: Desperate efforts to reach survivors continue
The UN says there is a "massive disaster" unfolding in south east Africa
We get eye-witnesses accounts of the rising waters, and speak with local emergency teams and volunteers who are scrambling to get aid to survivors.
And there have been dramatic political developments in Algeria.
(Photo: Woman left unsheltered against tough weather conditions. Credit: Getty Images)
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Wed 20 Mar 201915:06GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
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- Wed 20 Mar 201915:06GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
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