Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai was one of the worst African cyclones on record. The event caused catastrophic damage in Mozambique, Zimbabwe (seen here), and Malawi, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and thousands more missing. (Photo: Bloomberg) Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai was one of the worst African cyclones on record. The event caused catastrophic damage in Mozambique, Zimbabwe (seen here), and Malawi, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and thousands more missing. (Photo: Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) — On March 15, the earth shook so violently in Ngangu that people thought an earthquake had struck. It turned out to be thousands of tons of rock plowing through the eastern Zimbabwean village as rains and floods caused the surrounding hills to collapse.

“It sounded like a hundred trains were in the house,” said Loice Seremani, a mother of two. “Pots were falling from their shelves and no matter how hard I shouted, my children could not hear me and I could not hear their screams.”

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