A new cyclone, which hit Mozambique on Friday March 11, killed at least eight people in the province of Nampula (north-west), we learned from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management. .
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A child died in the collapse of a house in the district of Monapo, the public body said in the evening, bringing the death toll to eight.
President Filipe Nyusi had previously reported seven deaths from Pretoria where he was on the move.
Cyclone Gombe hit in the night from Thursday to Friday with very violent winds, the forecasts had announced peaks at 160 km / h, and torrential rains, also causing significant damage to houses, according to the country's weather services. .
"
Initial reports report seven deaths, two in the town of Nampula in the collapse of houses and five others in Angoche
", 170 km to the south-east on the Indian Ocean coast, "
one of whom is electrocuted to death
,” President Nyusi had previously said.
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“Risks of overflow of the Licungo River”
The Head of State spoke of "
problems of communication with the most affected districts
" of the province and warned of "
the risks of overflowing the Licungo River
".
He also called on the population to "
continue to be careful because of the many fallen trees and the electrical pylons on the ground which can cause damage
".
The cyclone then weakened during the day, turning into a tropical storm and still carrying a lot of rain, including in neighboring provinces.
In Nampula, the cyclone caused power and water supply cuts, as well as communication difficulties via mobile phones, according to several accounts.
Flights to the province had been canceled the day before as a precaution, the national airline LAM had announced.
Several NGOs have indicated that they are ready to intervene, the country having already been hit hard in January by tropical storm Ana which killed around 100 people between Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.