According to the latest data from the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD), the official death toll during Cyclone Freddy’s second pass through Mozambique has risen from eight to ten.
10 deaths were reported in the province of Zambezia, central Mozambique, hit by the hurricane since Friday.
INGD estimates that more than 20,000 people have been admitted to 35 shelters, but the total number of victims is predicted to be much higher.
“We know it’s not just those 20,000 people who have been affected,” Zambezia Governor Pio Matos said on Monday.
According to preliminary data from the authorities, more than 800 dilapidated houses were destroyed and another thousand with various damages, mainly zinc roofs torn off by the wind.
In total, 14 first-aid posts were damaged, nine sections of the road are impassable or with limited traffic.
In the provinces of Zambezia, Manica and Sofala, 116,000 customers of the Eletricidade de Moçambique are still without electricity.
Malawi, a country bordering the Zambezia province to the west, declared a state of emergency in several parts of the country’s south on Monday after Cyclone Freddie killed 99 people and caused widespread destruction.
The storm is expected to continue hitting the region with heavy rain until Wednesday, according to weather forecasts.
During its first pass through Mozambique on February 24, Cyclone Freddy also caused 10 deaths after several days of bad weather.