Cyclone Kenneth Death Toll Rises in Mozambique

Rains continues to pound northern Mozambique, hampering aid deliveries in the aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth. The death toll from the storm has risen to 38. The cyclone brought wind gusts up to 220km/h and was the second deadly storm to strike the country in six weeks. Mozambique's National Institute of Disaster Management says more than 23,000 people have no shelter and nearly 35,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed.

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    What You Need to Know About Cyclone Kenneth

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    Rescuers in northern Mozambique struggled to reach people stranded by flooding after a second cyclone in just over a month pounded the impoverished southern African nation, leaving a trail of death ... see more »

Dozens of houses and state infrastructure were destroyed or damaged by Cyclone Kenneth in northern Mozambique.

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