Thousands of people were being evacuated to shelters as Tropical Cyclone Kenneth bore down on northern Mozambique
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 220 kph late Thursday afternoon -- the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane.Kenneth comes little more than a month after the country was dealt a devastating blow by the deadliest and costliest storm in its history -- Tropical Cyclone Idai.The National Institute of Disaster Management in Mozambique said it had provided shelters and begun"compulsory evacuation" of families to the shelters.
Local authorities in Tanzania on Thursday advised residents to stay indoors in these areas for their safety.While the zone slammed by Idai will be spared, Kenneth still will strike Mozambique just one month after that storm killed more than 700 people and displaced tens of thousands. It caused an estimated $1 billion dollars in damage, or nearly 10% of the nation's gross domestic product.
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