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Thupeyo Muleya/Enacy Mapakame, Chronicle Reporters

THE volume of commercial cargo and revenue collected at Forbes Border Post that links the country with Mozambique has dropped drastically after Cyclone Idai, which left over 600 people dead in the two countries.

It is understood that daily revenue intake at the country’s eastern border post has fallen from RTGS$1 050 000 to RTGS$350 000.

Zimra’s head of communication Mr Francis Chimanda, however, said the situation was gradually returning to normal.

“Fortunately, there was no infrastructure damage at Forbes due to the tropical cyclone. The only issue experienced was that state warehouses floors that were filled with water that affected some of the goods detained,” he said.

“The average daily revenue collection at Forbes is $1 050 000, as of now, the revenue collection per day has remained normal, the average monthly collection works out to about $30 000 000.

“In the period before the cyclone we were clearing a total of 180 trucks (imports) and 190 trucks (exports respectively. However, post the cyclone we are handling two trucks daily on imports and 25 on exports sections. In addition, the number of daily bills of entries at that port have declined from 230 daily to 62, which were registered between 16 and 25 March. We hope the situation will get back to normal soon”.