Chimanimani, Zimbabwe - March 19, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Damaged road
2. Debris; local residents walking
3. Water flowing
4. Local resident Enia Chimene, others at tented camp
5. SOUNDBITE (Shona) Enia Chimene, local resident:
"My house caved in and I was stuck under a pile of rocks. My husband who was sleeping next to me was crushed to death."
6. Enia Chimene's flip flops
7. Chimene talking to reporter
8. SOUNDBITE (Shona) Enia Chimene, local resident:
"I used my hands to claw my way out of the rocks, and crawled out of the house where neighbors found me and carried me to safety."
9. Various of local residents in tent
10. Various of soldiers, road maintenance crew talking on damaged road
11. Damaged road
12. SOUNDBITE (English/Shona, dubbed with English) Solomon Mwapangidza, local resident (ending with shots 13-14):
"We need more help. I don't think the government fully understands the magnitude of the crisis there. (switch to Shona) Ministers shouldn't just visit the blocked roads and bridges. They should go deep into Chimanimani. There are many people still trapped there. There is crisis because many bridges have been swept away. We only talk of the major bridges but there are smaller bridges, too. There is no undamaged road transport anywhere."
13. Fallen tree branches, people walking by
14. Vehicle of World Food Program (WFP) running by
15. Various of people transferring remains

People in the flood-ravaged district of Chimanimani in Zimbabwe are appealing for more help from authorities to find those still missing and rebuild their damaged community.

Raging floods following downpours triggered by tropical cyclone Idai, which hit the country on March 15, tore through the mountainous terrain in Chimanimani, causing tragic losses of life and property.

Enia Chimene, who survived the flood, said she was asleep when disaster struck.

"My house caved in and I was stuck under a pile of rocks. My husband who was sleeping next to me was crushed to death," said Chimene.

She said her son and daughter-in-law heard her cries and came to help, but fled, fearing for their own lives, after the floodwater rose to their necks.

"I used my hands to claw my way out of the rocks and crawled out of the house where neighbors found me and carried me to safety," said Chimene.

After the battering this community has taken, its future hangs precariously in the balance and the victims are in urgent need of assistance.

The government has declared the floods a national disaster and has set aside 70 million U.S. dollars for emergency relief, food aid and infrastructure repair.

Still, some believe that much more is needed to address the crisis, the magnitude of which is yet to be fully ascertained.

"We need more help. I don't think the government fully understands the magnitude of the crisis there," said local resident Solomon Mwapangidza.

"Ministers shouldn't just visit the blocked roads and bridges. They should go deep into Chimanimani. There are many people still trapped there. There is crisis because many bridges have been swept away. We only talk of the major bridges but there are smaller bridges too. There is no undamaged road transport anywhere," he added.

The government has dozens have been killed so far, adding that the death toll may continue to rise with reports that some bodies may have been swept across the border into neighboring Mozambique.