In Beira, Cyclone Idai’s strong winds were more destructive than the floodwaters. Wind destroyed everything from houses to schools, hospitals and factories, Simango said. “The wind damage was way ...

As the death toll for Cyclone Idai rises to 750 people across southern Africa, the storm hit city of Beira is slowly beginning the long road to recovery. The Category 2 storm made landfall shortly ...

As many as "300 to 400" bodies line the banks of a road out of the city of Beira in Mozambique, according to an eyewitness account, and flood waters have formed an inland ocean that is visible from ...

Mozambique winds down Africa's southeastern coast just across the Indian Ocean from Madagascar. Beira is a bustling port city, home to about half a million people. At least it was bustling until ...

JOHANNESBURG -- A week after Cyclone Idai hit coastal Mozambique and swept across the country to Zimbabwe, the death, damage and flooding continues in southern Africa, making it one of the most ...

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies photo Millions of people across Africa have been affected in one of the worst weather-related disasters recorded in the southern ...

When Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique a year ago, fisherman Jose Martinho fled to higher ground. He saved his life, but lost everything he owned. The government resettled him and his family inland, but ...

Years at UNHCR: Fifteen months. He joined two months after Cyclone Idai hit in March 2019, killing more than 600 people in Mozambique, neighbouring Malawi and Zimbabwe. Cyclone Kenneth struck weeks ...

BEIRA, Mozambique — Daviz Simango grew up in Beira, the port city on the Indian Ocean, and has been mayor since 2003. He has seen many changes in Mozambique’s fourth-largest city, including the ...