Cyclone Idai could be the deadliest tropical cyclone to hit Africa. Here's what you need to know:
Brandon Miller is CNN International's supervising meteorologist who has been tracking and reporting on extreme weather around the globe since 2004.
Tropical Cyclone Idai ripped through Mozambique as a high-end Category 2 storm with 175 kph winds last week before moving inland into Zimbabwe and Malawi, affecting 1.5 million people in its wake. Aid agency officials have said that 90% of the Mozambique city of Beira has been"destroyed" by the cyclone, warning that more than 500,000 people there have been impacted.While the official death toll stands at 84 in Mozambique, it's expected to rise significantly. On Monday, President Filipe Nyusi said that"everything indicates that we can have a record of more than 1,000 dead.
What you should know about hurricanes 01:07However, when you combine the flooding rainfall before Cyclone Idai formed -- during the storm and then after landfall -- few storms will likely have the same impact it did in southern Africa.And while Idai's impact has been devastating, this storm doesn't come anywhere near a record for the world's"strongest or biggest storms.
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