Tropical Cyclone Kenneth makes landfall as the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Mozambique in known history. More than 70,000 people are at risk from flooding, UN officials say.
Kenneth made landfall between the districts of Macomia and Mocimboa da Praia in the far northern Cabo Delgado Province on Thursday evening. The storm built up on Wednesday, with a wind speed of 140 kph , and intensified as it moved over the Comoro Islands and later struck Mozambique.Thursday, it had maximum sustained winds of 220 kph -- the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane.
At the moment there is no rain and the wind is dying down for now. At the moment, we aren't worried, this is not as bad as we anticipated," he said.Luis lives on the outskirts of Pemba and said there was no damage to his house, but in his area, fallen trees have caused some damage to fencing.Another hotel manager, Vitaliano Hivala of Raphael's, said many people arrived before the storm to seek shelter.
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