Some 300,000 families would be without power in The North region of Nampula to cause from Cyclone Gombe, which hit the east african country of mozambique on the Indian Ocean coast.
National Electricity Company of Mozambique announced this power was not available in the 20 neighborhoods of Nampula as the cyclone severely damaged power lines.
Cyclone Gombe hit Nampula province at night on Packing from Thursday to Friday powerful winds, forecast to reach 160 km/h (100 mph), and torrents of rain, causing severe damage to homesla weather said the service.
A fifth of of Mozambique population approaching 30 millionslives in Nampula.
“Preliminary information indicates that there are seven dead, two in the city of Nampula as result of collapsed houses and five in Angonche”, 170 kilometers (105.63 miles) to the southeast on Indian Ocean, President of Mozambique Filipe Nyusi had announced earlier.
Weather conditions were reportedly unfavourable, as authorities attempted to resolve the issue. Flights to the province had been halted before the cyclone hit.
Aid groups were preparing to deploy in the region after tropical storm Ana in January left a track of destruction and killed about 100 people in Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
