Flooding begins in Mozambique in wake of Cyclone Kenneth as people are urged to seek higher ground.
In this photo provided by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , badly damaged communities are seen from an aerial view, in Macomia district, Mozambique, on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Authorities have urged many residents to seek higher ground in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth as rain lashes the region.
The remnants of Kenneth could dump twice as much rain as Idai did, the U.N. World Program has said. It was the flooding after Idai that caused most of the deaths. With the flooding streets nearly deserted in Pemba, a few braved the pouring rain. One woman held a plastic dish over her head. With many houses built of mud, wooden poles and metal roofs destroyed, families have begun wading through rising waters to what they hope are safer areas or huddling under impromptu shelters.
About 3,500 homes in parts of Cabo Delgado were partially or fully destroyed by the cyclone, with some roads blocked and at least one key bridge collapsed. Some schools and health centers were damaged.
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