Cyclone Chido death toll in Mozambique rises to 73
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At least 66 of the deaths occurred in the northern Cabo Delgado province, national disaster centre says.
The death toll from Cyclone Chido in Mozambique has increased to 73, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management has said.
At least 66 of the deaths occurred in the northern Cabo Delgado province, the disaster centre said on Thursday.
Four were killed in Nampula province and three in Niassa, further inland, it said, adding that one person was missing.
More than 540 people were reported injured by the cyclone, which brought winds of approximately 260 kilometres per hour (161 miles per hour) and heavy rainfall of about 250 millimetres (10 inches) in 24 hours, the centre said.
Chido made landfall in Mozambique on Sunday after tearing through the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, where there are fears that hundreds of people may have been killed.
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