By BBCMore by this AuthorRescuers are trying to reach remote villages in Mozambique where a powerful cyclone caused widespread devastation. Cyclone Kenneth struck on Thursday with winds of 220km/h (140mph), barely a month after Cyclone Idai killed more than 900 people across three countries. Thousands of homes have been flattened, power lines damaged and low-lying areas deluged by the storm. UNPRECEDENTEDUN weather experts say it is unprecedented for two cyclones of such intensity to hit Mozambique in the same season. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) also said that no previous records show a cyclone striking the region as far north as Kenneth.

Source: Daily Nation April 27, 2019 12:11 UTC