Mozambique: Cyclone Kenneth aftermath in pictures

29 April 2019

AFP A woman in Macomia, northern Mozambique assesses the damage after a mature baobab tree slammed into her home during Cyclone Kenneth

A powerful cyclone has destroyed thousands of homes and killed dozens of people in Mozambique.

Cyclone Kenneth made landfall on Thursday with winds of 220km/h (140mph).

It is predicted the weather system will dump twice as much rainfall as Cyclone Idai, which left more than 900 dead across Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe last month.

OCHA/Saviano Abreu/via REUTERS The aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth is seen in Macomia District, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique

Pemba, regional capital of Cabo Delgado state, has experienced more than 2m (6.5ft) of rain, turning roads into rivers.

Reuters A woman crosses a flooded street in the aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth in Pemba, Mozambique

Reuters A man helps a woman through a flooded neighbourhood in the aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth, in Pemba, Mozambique

Reuters A man walks past flood damaged houses in the aftermath of Cyclone Kenneth in Pemba, Mozambique

The flood risk was compounded by Kenneth hitting at the end of the rainy season when river levels were already high, the UN's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) noted.

AFP Residents observe a Brazilian firefighter team at work in Mazive, southern Mozambique

Flooding has destroyed infrastructure and made aid efforts more complicated.

STRINGER/AFP Residents stand next to a road partially destroyed by floods after heavy downpours in Pemba

Cyclone Kenneth has already devastated areas of the island nation of Comoros.

AFP People stand by damaged houses and fallen trees after tropical storm Kenneth hit Comoros

Ocha spokesman Saviano Abreu said the situation in the towns of Macomia and Quissanga was critical, adding that there were also worries for the cut-off island of Ibo.

NASA A satellite image of Cyclone Kenneth taken by Nasa shows its approach towards the coast of Mozambique