At least 115 people were killed in Southern Africa after torrential rain affected 843,000 people in three countries as a tropical cyclone approaches
A church elder makes his way to his church through flood waters at Bangula, Malawi, in the southern district of Nsanje, Sunday January 18, 2015.
Mozambique cabinet spokeswoman Ana Comoana said the "government has decreed a red alert due to the continuing rains and the approach of the tropical cyclone Idai, expected to reach the country between Thursday to Friday".The floods in Mozambique, one of Africa's poorest countries, have already destroyed 5,756 homes, affecting 15,467 households and 141,325 people.
Malawi's Meteorological Department has warned of more rains and flooding in the country's south between Thursday and Sunday. "Sixteen accommodation centres have been opened in the provinces of Zambezia and Tete to accommodate the displaced," Comoana said.Mozambique is prone to extreme weather events. Floods in 2000 claimed at least 800 lives while more than 100 were killed in 2015.
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