Dikeledi swept across Mozambique. At least 11 people died as a result of the disaster in Nampula province, local authorities reported. The cyclone brought heavy rainfall and gusty winds reaching 195 kilometers per hour.
Cyclone Dikeledi passed through Mozambique in the middle of last week. By Tuesday evening, the civil defense services of Nampula province reported that at least 11 people had died as a result of the disaster.
“In Nampula province, 11 deaths were recorded. 34 people were injured,” we read in the INGD report.
As reported by the state office for crisis management (INGD) on Tuesday, the disaster left nearly 250,000 people homeless or destroyed their property. people.
Cyclone Dikeledi, photo from January 16NASA Worldview
Destroyed houses
Strong winds, as specified by the Mozambican services, tore off roofs and toppled high-voltage pylons. According to data provided to local media by INGD, over 19,700 buildings were completely destroyed as a result of Cyclone Dikeledi. residential buildings, and 27.5 thousand houses were partially damaged. According to local services, over 2,200 were damaged in Nampula province. power poles, and several hundred roads are impassable due to standing water and fallen trees.
Earlier, the disaster affected Mayotte, a French department and overseas region located between Madagascar and Mozambique.
A month ago, a cyclone devastated Mayotte
Dikeledi came a month after Cyclone Chido hit the eastern African region, causing heavy casualties and damage to infrastructure in Mozambique, Mayotte, Madagascar and Malawi.
There was huge destruction in Mayotte, where at least 39 people were killed and thousands were injured. It was the strongest tropical cyclone in 90 years there.
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