Human consequences
A cholera outbreak follows the disaster; about 3 million people are affected.
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Hurricane & cycloneCyclone Idai
1,593Deaths
400,000Displaced / homeless
$2.2bnEstimated cost
- More than 1,500 deaths in three countries.
- About 2.2 billion dollars in damage.
One of the worst cyclones on record in the Southern Hemisphere hits the port city of Beira, about 90% damaged, then dumps torrential rain as far as Zimbabwe.
Consequences
Environmental consequences
The floods form an “inland sea” more than 100 km long.
Economic consequences
Hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops destroyed just before the harvest.
Political consequences
A symbol of southern Africa’s vulnerability to climate change; Cyclone Kenneth hits Mozambique again six weeks later.
Further reading
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