Serious damage and power outage.. 4 dead as a result of Cyclone Ghizani in Mozambique

The winds, which reached a speed of 215 kilometers per hour according to Mozambican meteorology, caused severe damage in Enyambane, the largest and most vulnerable city in the south of the country.

Cyclone in Mozambique

The population of this city and its surrounding areas is approximately 100 thousand people, and it is located about 500 kilometers from the capital, Maputo.
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The storm also led to a power outage for more than 130,000 people, according to national electricity companies.

Photos circulated on social media showed trees and an electricity pole uprooted by the storm in Inyambane.

The Monte Carlo Hotel, which shelters residents of slums in the south of the city, provided Agence France-Presse with pictures showing metal roofs uprooted by the storm.

Case Emergency

The government in Madagascar declared a national emergency, saying that the storm caused damage estimated at about 142 million dollars.

The hurricane left at least 40 people dead in Madagascar, according to what the authorities announced on Friday, and caused massive destruction in Toamasina, the second largest city on the island, with a population of 400,000 people.

The President of Madagascar, located in the Indian Ocean, Michael Randrianrena, said that about 75% of the city was destroyed.