The southeastern African countries of Mozambique and Malawi have recently suffered from Cyclone Gombe and the severe weather it brought. As of the 13th, at least 17 people in the two countries have died.

  According to Agence France-Presse reported on the 13th, the "Gombe" landed in Mozambique on the 11th, and the strong winds and rains brought so far have affected more than 30,000 people, damaged more than 3,000 houses and injured about 40 people.

  Mozambique's northeastern Nampula and neighboring Zambezia provinces were particularly hard hit, with winds reaching 170 kilometers per hour and torrential rains.

The province of Nampula, Mozambique's most populous province, has now opened eight shelters.

  The head of Mozambique's National Disaster Risk Management Agency, Cesar Tempe, said that the intensity of "Gombe" was stronger than that of the severe tropical cyclone "Idai" in 2019 when it made landfall, but the intensity decreased after landfall and the damage was lower than that of "Idai".

  "Idai" landed in Mozambique in March 2019, killing more than 400 people in the country and affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

According to AFP, it was the most destructive cyclone Mozambique has ever experienced on record.

  The Gombe has moved towards Mozambique's neighbour Malawi, according to forecasts by Meteo-France.

Rain has continued for two days in parts of the southern part of the country.

The government department said in a statement that as of late on the 13th, the cyclone had killed five people.

  About 80 tropical storms and cyclones form in the world's tropical oceans each year, according to AFP data.

The cyclone season in southern Africa generally lasts from November to April.