Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira city

Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira city, Mozambique, on March 14, 2019, as a Category 2 storm. Its heavy rains and strong winds led to flash flooding, hundreds of deaths, and massive destruction of property and crops. Less than six weeks later, on April 25, Cyclone Kenneth dealt a hard blow to northern Mozambique about 600 miles north of Idai’s impact zone.
Cyclones Idai and Kenneth were two of the top five worst storms to ever hit Mozambique. Catastrophic flooding from the storms affected close to 2.2 million people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. They caused an unprecedented amount of damage.
Southeast African farmers have suffered through years of drought and occasional heavy rains that led to flooding. Many families continue to be food insecure and food prices are high.