Tropical Storm Dando hit the southern African country from Sunday to Tuesday with gusts of up to 120 kilometers per hour and rainfall of over 200 millimeters. It has since dissipated, leaving behind destruction and flooding.
“In total the deaths amounted to five people,” said Dulce Chilundo, head of the National Emergency Operations Centre.
Three people died in Gaza province and two in neighbouring Maputo province.
“Three people were electrocuted, one person died when a tree fell on their house. Another was swept away when they tried to cross a river,” Chilundo told AFP.
In Gaza, Dando flooded 3,766 houses, while 247 were inundated in the capital Maputo.
In three southern provinces 287 classrooms were left without rooftops.
“The INGC (National Disaster Management Institute) is giving food aid to 90 people in Gaza province and 510 in Maputo,” said Chilundo.