Cyclone Jokwe, which has wreaked havoc in Mozambique, was downgraded on Friday to a tropical depression, allaying fears of a damaging hit to the tourism town of Vilankulo. However, the cyclone, now heading towards Madagascar, still had Mozambique’s coastal regions on yellow alert.
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/ 25 February 2007
A huge clean-up operation was under way on Saturday in some of Mozambique’s most popular resorts as the Southern African nation’s fledgling tourist industry struggled to recover from a devastating cyclone, casualties of which appeared to be limited thanks to a warning system and evacuations, with initial reports of 10 dead.
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/ 24 February 2007
At least three people were killed and dozens injured in the tourist resort of Vilankulo when a tropical cyclone slammed into Mozambique’s southern coast this week, the National Emergency Operations Centre and the Red Cross said on Friday. ”Most of the buildings have been destroyed,” a Red Cross officer said.