A day after making landfall in Mozambique, which is still recovering from the effects of Cyclone Idai, Cyclone Kenneth destroyed homes and killed at least one person.
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Cyclone Kenneth Hits Mozambique, Weeks After Another Deadly Storm
Just over a month after Cyclone Idai left more than 1,000 dead in the region, Cyclone Kenneth struck the East African nation of Mozambique, where residents were bracing for dangerous floods.
Mozambique Cyclone Wiped Out the Nation’s Food. Now Aid is in Short Supply.
International donors gave tens of millions to help Mozambique — a far cry from the nearly one billion dollars pledged to rebuild Notre-Dame in Paris.
Amid a Cyclone’s Floods and Destruction, Mozambique Finds Shards of Hope
Our correspondent found both sorrow and resilience in one of the poorest corners of the planet after a savage storm left tens of thousands homeless.
After the Storm, a Fight for Survival in Mozambique
Idai was the deadliest cyclone to hit southern Africa in over a century. Augusto Brás and his wife, Amélia, lost their home and their son in the flooding. Now, with their crops ruined and the next big harvest a year away, staying alive is a daily strug…
Global Health: Cholera Is Spreading in Mozambique, and It’s Far From the Only Health Threat
About two million people are displaced, cholera has broken out, and malaria is expected. But doses of cholera vaccine have arrived, and the humanitarian crisis may yet be contained, aid agencies say.
Cholera Cases Hit Cyclone-Stricken Mozambique with Far More Feared
The medical charity Doctors Without Borders said it is seeing 200 likely cholera cases a day just in the Mozambique port of Beira.
Cholera Outbreak Raises New Danger in Flood-Ravaged Mozambique
With vast areas submerged by contaminated water, officials warned that more cases of potentially lethal, waterborne diseases should be expected.
No Roofs, No Roads, No Bread: Cyclone Devastates Parts of Southeastern Africa
Cyclone Idai brought punishing rains and winds to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, causing a humanitarian emergency as severe as those in war zones.
Death Toll in Africa Climbs Past 600 After Cyclone
With the flooding easing in parts of cyclone-stricken Mozambique on Friday, fears are rising that the waters could yield many more bodies.