Cyclone
wipes out entire villages in Mozambique, says UN
In
a video posted on Twitter after flying over the affected area, Ms
Connell pledged to work with local authorities "to get people
the supplies they need".
"The
weather is still bad, it is still raining," she said. "But
thankfully the winds have died down."
The
BBC's Pumza Fihlani reports that damage to power lines in parts of
northern Mozambique is making communication difficult.
Almost
20,000 people have taken shelter in makeshift displacement centres,
including schools and churches, she added.
The
cyclone has already killed five people and is now dumping huge
amounts of rain inland.
One
person was earlier reported to have been killed when Cyclone Kenneth
struck after being crushed by a falling tree. The storm also killed
three people on the island nation of Comoros.
With
heavy rainfall predicted for the next few days there are also fears
that many communities will face severe flooding.
Officials
are urging thousands of people living near two rivers in the
country's north to move to higher ground.
Rising
waters were prompting further evacuations in central Canada on
Thursday, with the mayor of the country’s capital, Ottawa,
declaring a state of emergency and Quebec authorities warning that a
hydroelectric dam was at risk of breaking.
Gadag District is a district in the state
of Karnataka, India. It was formed in 1997, when
it was split from Dharwad District.
It is not possible for the thinking person to keep a dry eye. :-(
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