Cyclone Freddy battered central Mozambique on Sunday after making landfall for a second time in a month and breaking records for duration and strength of tropical storms in the southern hemisphere.
More than 171,000 people were affected after the cyclone swept through southern Mozambique last month, killing 27 people in Mozambique and Madagascar. More than half a million people are at risk of being affected Mozambique this time, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs .
After passing by the port town of Quelimane, the storm was continuing on inland towards the southern tip of neighbouring Malawi, satellite data showed. Communications and electricity to Quelimane have been cut, making it difficult to assess the extent of the damage. At leaston Saturday when his house collapsed on him as the storm swept onshore, state TV reported.
Two weeks ago, 27 died when the storm first made landfall, after first being spotted near Indonesia on Feb. 6.
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