Photo: The Ven. Narciso Langa, Archdeacon of Pungue, the Rt. Rev. Carlos Matsinhe, Bishop of Lebombo and Mr. Leonardo Cossa, Treasurer of the Archdeaconry, visit the parish of St. George in Beira, Mozambique. Courtesy Episcopal Relief & Development
On March 14 and 15, a vicious and destructive cyclone (Cyclone Idai) made landfall and struck Mozambique as a Category 2 storm with winds exceeding 105 mph. It has been rated as the most devastating climate disaster to hit the southern hemisphere. The area that received the brunt of the cyclone’s force was the city of Beira, the fourth largest city in Mozambique, population 530,604, and situated in the Anglican Diocese of Lebombo. Ninety percent of Beira was destroyed by Cyclone Idai with the death toll nearing a thousand souls.
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