(Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared two days of national mourning in honor of victims of Cyclone Idai, which killed at least 139 people in the southern African nation.
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The mourning will be on Saturday and Sunday, Mnangagwa told reporters in Harare on Thursday. Among measures to mitigate the effects of possible future disasters, he announced the creation of a dedicated fund.
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