Mozambique: Death toll from Cyclone Gombe rises to 15
Cyclone Gombe has flooded large areas of northern and central Mozambique, killing 15 people, officials said Monday.
The dead include five members of the same family in the Angoche coastal area of Nampula province, Governor Mety Gondola said. The number of injured is now at least 50, the prime minister’s office announced.
Gombe is the most recent of a series of cyclones that have hit southern Africa so far this year. The cyclones have highlighted how
Most of the fatalities occurred when the cyclone first hit Mozambique's northern coast on Friday last week and its strong winds and rains caused many houses to collapse, said the official update.
Source: Africa News
