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April 29, 2019

Mozambique Battered by Cyclone Kenneth, the Strongest Storm in Its History
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In Mozambique, at least five people were killed, and thousands more
feared trapped, after the second major cyclone to hit southeastern
Africa within weeks roared ashore as a Category 4 storm with winds of
over 135 miles per hour. Cyclone Kenneth was the strongest storm ever to
make landfall in Mozambique. Officials are warning the death toll is
likely to rise, after the storm flattened whole villages, bringing heavy
rains that left some towns in northern Mozambique cut off by raging
floodwaters. Officials are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in
a region that's still reeling from Cyclone Idai, which struck in March,
leaving nearly 600 dead, while sparking a cholera epidemic and shortages
of drinking water and food.


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