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The death toll from Cyclone Chido in Mozambique has risen by 11 to 45, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management announced Wednesday. Initial figures released on Tuesday said the cyclone had claimed 34 lives after making landfall in Mozambique on Sunday in the northern Cabo Delgado province. In its updated toll, the centre said 38 people were killed in Cabo Delgado, four in Nampula province and three in Niassa, further inland.
One person was missing, it said. Nearly 500 people were reported injured by the cyclone, which brought winds of around 260 kilometres (160 miles) an hour and heavy rainfall of around 250 millimetres (10 inches) in 24 hours, the centre said. Related News Cyclone Chido: Rescue team races against time to save survivors Death toll rises to 43 in double Pakistan sectarian attacks Tensions in Mozambique as opposition leader urges protest against election results Nearly 24,000 homes were destroyed and another 12,300 were partially destroyed, it said.
More than 181,000 people were affected by the storm. Chido struck a part of northern Mozambique that is regularly battered by cyclones and is already vulnerable because of conflict and underdevelopment. The cyclone landed in Mozambique after hitting the Indian Ocean Island of Mayotte, where it is feared to have killed hundreds and possibly even thousands of people.
AFP.
