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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>At least seven people died as Tropical Cyclone Gombe made landfall on the Mozambican coast on Friday morning.<\/p>\n

The cyclone had wind speeds exceeding 200 km\/hr as it swept into the country\u2019s north and central areas.<\/p>\n

The deaths were confirmed by Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi as he was addressing reporters during a visit to South Africa. He said:<\/p>\n

I have briefed President Ramaphosa on the Gombe tropical storm affecting Mozambique since 2 AM today.<\/p>\n

Seven people were killed across Nampula province due to fallen houses and other infrastructure (collapsing).<\/p>\n

Nyusi said the cyclone\u2019s initial damage was in Nampula Province in Mozambique\u2019s northeast.<\/p>\n

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said Tropical Cyclone Gombe made landfall as an intense category-3 cyclone. WMO said in a tweet:<\/p>\n

Winds have weakened but the heavy rains bring a threat of flooding in Mozambique and southern Malawi for several days.<\/p>\n

A cyclone classified under category 3, according to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, has one-minute, maximum sustained winds of between 178 km\/h and 207 km\/h.<\/p>\n

Mozambique has been struggling to recover from a series of devastating storms that have killed scores of people and caused damage to infrastructure.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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