Cyclone Chido has claimed at least 34 lives and caused widespread destruction across Mozambique, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management confirmed on Tuesday. The powerful storm, which made landfall earlier this week,

Rescue workers are racing to save lives and repair damage wrought by Tropical Cyclone Chido in a string of islands across the southwestern Indian Ocean.

Tropical Cyclone Chido struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, bringing torrential rains and powerful winds that caused devastation for communities in Cabo Delgado province.

Just last year, Mozambique was left reeling from Cyclone Freddy, one of the longest-lived storms ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere, if not the whole world. More than 180 in the country were killed, the World Meteorological Organization said.

At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall there on Sunday, the U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA said on Tuesday, citing figures from the southern African country's disaster agency.

Thousands of homes immediately destroyed in Cabo Delgado, a province grappling with protracted conflict; UNICEF concerned about the spread of waterborne diseases and large-scale displacement

Tropical Cyclone Chido intensified as it barreled toward the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on its way toward Mozambique’s northern coastline, the French meteorological service said, with wind gusts of up to 260 kilometers (160 miles) per hour.

The number of people killed in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido in Mozambique has risen to 45, according to authorities. President Filipe Nyusi expressed

At least 34 people were killed and 43 injured when Cyclone Chido smashed into three northern provinces of Mozambique on Sunday and Monday. The head of the country’s disaster management agency says the numbers are preliminary,

The death toll from Cyclone Chido in Mozambique has climbed to 45, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management, INGD, confirmed on Wednesday. The powerful cyclone made landfall in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province on Sunday,

On the French island of Mayotte, a curfew has been put in place as the cleanup continues.At least 34 people have been killed in Mozambique by Cyclone Chido, authorities said on Tuesday, after the storm tore through the French island of Mayotte days earlier.