The death toll from Cyclone Chido in climbed to 94, according to the country’s disaster management agency.
Cyclone Chido . Although the most devastated region after Chido’s impact was the Mayotte archipelago, Mozambique was the second-most affected.
In particular, the storm ravaged the northern province of Cabo Delgado with gusts of around 260 kilometers (160 miles) per hour, battering the area with 250 millimeters (10 inches) of rain in a day.
Some 620,000 Mozambicans were affected by the storm, with more than 500,000 of them concentrated in the area of Cabo Delgado.
Experts say Cyclone Chido’s strength and its effects were made more intense by
Mozambique still reels from political unrest
Cabo Delgado is regularly ravaged by tropical storms but is also battling with unrest from a .
The devastation from Cyclone Chido comes as Mozambique was still reeling from political unrest following post-election violence where at least 130 people were killed.
Daniel Chapo, ruling Frelimo party’s presidential candidate, visited the affected areas on Sunday.
His win at the ballot box in October triggered the unrest, as it was denounced by the opposition as fraudulent.
Chapo urged citizens across the country to donate food and clothes to the victims of the cyclone.
“Even if we are using them, our brothers need them,” he urged.
jcg/kb (AFP, Reuters)
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