Zimbabwe resembles a war-zone, with thousands of people displaced, hundreds injured and 10 killed by post-election violence, an opposition leader said as he appealed for international intervention.

Zimbabwe’s main opposition party said the recounting of ballots was deeply flawed.

Zimbabwe officials began recounting ballots for a couple of dozen legislative seats today, an exercise which could overturn the opposition’s landmark victory.

Zimbabwe’s Electoral Commission belatedly began announcing official results of elections today in which the opposition claimed to have beaten President Robert Mugabe.