Mozambique’s death toll from Cyclone Kenneth continues to rise

The World Food Programme delivered emergency food and aid to residents of cyclone-ravaged Mozambique on April 29 as rainfall hampered efforts, four days after Cyclone Kenneth pummelled the area. The death toll has risen from five to 38, the country’s disaster management institute said on Monday. Cyclone Kenneth made landfall on Mozambique’s northern coast on April 25, packing storm surges and wind gusts of up to 280 km per hour. Since then it has dumped heavy rain on the region, causing floods. The disa