Officials count ballots in Domboshawa, near the Zimbabwe capital Harare, Saturday.
10 die in postelection riots
An opposition leader said Sunday that 10 people have been killed in violence since last month’s disputed presidential election and 3,000 families have been forced from their homes.
Tendai Biti, secretary-general of the Movement for Democratic Change, also said key members of the opposition’s administration had been arrested along with more than 400 supporters.
Biti appealed to U.N. organizations present in Zimbabwe, saying the situation had escalated from a political crisis into a humanitarian one.
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"They should move as a matter of urgency. They should move because Zimbabwe is a war zone," he told a news conference in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Zimbabweans are still awaiting results of the presidential election held three weeks ago alongside parliamentary voting.
