A tropical cyclone hit northern and central Mozambique on Saturday, destroying homes and cutting power lines, state media reported. Cyclone Jokwe lashed central Mozambique before hitting the northern coastal province of Nampula, travelling with winds of up to 130km/h, Radio Mozambique said. No casualties have been reported and the extent of the damage is not yet known.
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/ 27 January 2008
At least 1 600 families have refused to abandon their flooded homes in the central Sofala province district of Machanga. Radio Mozambique said that authorities in the district — which is located near the Save River — had reported that the affected families were refusing to be relocated to higher ground.