Braving the Storm: Flooding in Mozambique

Four thousand people are homeless, four reported dead.

Devastating Floods Hit Mozambique - After a powerful storm hit Mozambique this week, some 4,000 are left homeless as flooding waters sweep through the southern African nation.(Photo: REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg)

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Surveying the Damage - After a powerful storm hit Mozambique this week, some 4,000 are left homeless as flooding waters sweep through the southern African nation.—Britt Middleton Heavy rain and torrential wind from tropical depression Dando persisted for two days, destroying homes, crops, downing power lines and producing major flooding. As many as 4,000 people have been displaced from their homes. Four people have died.(Photo: REUTERS/Grant Lee Neuenburg)

Evacuations - Flooding was also present in neighboring South Africa, where tourists boarded helicopters at the nation’s historic Kruger National Park to be airlifted to drier land. (Photo: AP/File)

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Evacuations - Flooding was also present in neighboring South Africa, where tourists boarded helicopters at the nation’s historic Kruger National Park to be airlifted to drier land. (Photo: AP/File)

The Worst Hit - The country’s Disaster Management Institute has said that the worst reports of storm damage were in the southern Gaza and Maputo provinces. The nation’s capital city, Maputo, was also severely hit, with flood waters up to one meter in some areas, the BBC reported on Thursday.(Photo: Courtesy bbc.co.uk)

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The Worst Hit - The country’s Disaster Management Institute has said that the worst reports of storm damage were in the southern Gaza and Maputo provinces. The nation’s capital city, Maputo, was also severely hit, with flood waters up to one meter in some areas, the BBC reported on Thursday.(Photo: Courtesy bbc.co.uk)

Emergency Relief - The Disaster Management Institute has said that tents and food are being sent to those who have lost their homes. Until then, flood victims have reportedly climbed trees and camped out on the roofs of their homes to escape the rising waters. Of 4,000 people that are now homeless, an estimated 1,200 are in the capital alone.   (Photo: Tim Zielenbach/AP)

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Emergency Relief - The Disaster Management Institute has said that tents and food are being sent to those who have lost their homes. Until then, flood victims have reportedly climbed trees and camped out on the roofs of their homes to escape the rising waters. Of 4,000 people that are now homeless, an estimated 1,200 are in the capital alone.   (Photo: Tim Zielenbach/AP)

Danger Ahead - Meteorologists predict that an even stronger weather system is approaching Mozambique. "We expect that the intensity may be greater than this one: We had category one winds of between 50 and 75 mph — the next one, if it develops as the models are showing us, could reach category two, when the winds are stronger," a meteorologist told the BBC on Thursday.(Photo: REUTERS/Peter Andrews)

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Danger Ahead - Meteorologists predict that an even stronger weather system is approaching Mozambique. "We expect that the intensity may be greater than this one: We had category one winds of between 50 and 75 mph — the next one, if it develops as the models are showing us, could reach category two, when the winds are stronger," a meteorologist told the BBC on Thursday.(Photo: REUTERS/Peter Andrews)

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History of Flooding - In early 2000, the nation was lashed by a cyclone that produced intense flooding — the worst ever to hit the nation; 700 people were killed. During that period, many flood victims stranded near the Limpopo River were airlifted to safety after heavy rains pummeled the area.(Photo: REUTERS/Peter Andrews)

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History of Flooding - In early 2000, the nation was lashed by a cyclone that produced intense flooding — the worst ever to hit the nation; 700 people were killed. During that period, many flood victims stranded near the Limpopo River were airlifted to safety after heavy rains pummeled the area.(Photo: REUTERS/Peter Andrews)

Search for Safety - Flooding from heavy rains following the cyclone began on Feb. 9, 2000, and stretched on for a brutal three weeks, destroying homes, cutting electricity, damaging crops and displaying thousands across southern Africa.(Photo: REUTERS/Peter Andrews)

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Search for Safety - Flooding from heavy rains following the cyclone began on Feb. 9, 2000, and stretched on for a brutal three weeks, destroying homes, cutting electricity, damaging crops and displaying thousands across southern Africa.(Photo: REUTERS/Peter Andrews)