Factbox: Cyclone Idai's heavy toll - 732 dead, hundreds of thousands displaced

BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) - Rescue workers are rushing to help hundreds of thousands of people after Cyclone Idai battered the Mozambican port city of Beira on March 14, then moved inland to Zimbabwe and Malawi, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

As of Saturday, at least 732 people had been reported killed in the storm and heavy rains before it hit, and the number was expected to rise, government and United Nations officials said.

The storm flattened homes, damaged roads and bridges, and knocked out power and communications across a swathe of Southern Africa.

Flooding creates fertile ground for disease outbreaks.

Cases of cholera have been reported in Beira, adding the danger of deadly illnesses to people who are scrambling to find food, water and shelter, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said.

Heavy rains also washed away agricultural lands, leaving many with nothing to harvest.

Here is a look at the storm's impact, according to the latest figures provided by U.N. agencies and affected governments.

MOZAMBIQUE

Cyclone Idai made landfall the night of March 14 near the port city of Beira, bringing heavy winds and rains. Two major rivers, the Buzi and the Pungue, burst their banks, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the water.

Number killed: 417

Number injured: 1,400

Number displaced: 600,000

Houses damaged or destroyed: 17,400

Crops damaged: 385,300 hectares

Number affected: 1.8 million

ZIMBABWE

On March 16, the storm hit eastern Zimbabwe, where it flattened homes and flooded communities in the Chimanimani and Chipinge districts.

Number killed: 259

Number injured: 200

Number displaced: 16,000 households

Number affected: 250,000

MALAWI

Before making landfall, the storm system brought heavy rains and flooding to the lower Shire River districts of Chikwawa and Nsanje, in Malawi’s far south. The rains continued after the storm hit, compounding the misery for tens of thousands of people.

Number killed: 56

Number injured: 577

Number displaced: 94,000

Number affected: 840,000

(Reporting by Emma Rumney in Beira; Additional reporting by Tom Miles in Geneva, MacDonald Dzirutwe in Harare and Frank Phiri in Blantyre; Writing by Alexandra Zavis; Editing by Louise Heavens)