Cyclone Jude kills 16 in Mozambique

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Cyclone Jude kills 16 in Mozambique

11:19 CAT | 17 Mar 2025

File photo: Lusa

Cyclone Jude’s passage through Mozambique has left 16 dead and affected more than 302,000 thousand people, according to the latest official update released today.

The data, presented by the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), indicate that at least two people are reported missing, the number of people affected rose to 302,653 and the number of families to 65,164, figures which now include the provinces of Tete and Manica, in addition to Zambézia, Nampula, Niassa and Cabo Delgado.

The INGD also points out, in data up to Friday, 70,163 houses were totally and partially destroyed. Another 988 flooded and 134 buildings of worship affected. The number of schools and classrooms affected rose to 247 and 674 respectively, affecting 91,629 students and 1,182 teachers, with 18 bridges, 41 aqueducts and 101,239 agricultural areas hit by Cyclone Jude.

INGD data also indicate the destruction of at least 72 health units and two other public buildings, 68 damaged vessels, eight supply systems affected, 1,224 overturned electrical poles, 2,859 kilometres of roads affected and 671.6 kilometres damaged.

Mozambique is in the middle of the rainy season, which runs from October to April, a period in which Cyclones Chido and Dikeledi have already hit the north of the country. Cyclones hit the country between December last year and January last year, with the greatest impact in the provinces of Cabo Delgado and Nampula, affecting around 736,000 people and causing the destruction of public and private infrastructure.

Extreme events, such as cyclones and storms, caused at least 1,016 deaths in Mozambique between 2019 and 2023, affecting around 4.9 million people, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics.

Mozambique is considered one of the countries most severely affected by global climate change, cyclically facing floods and tropical cyclones during the rainy season as well as prolonged periods of severe drought.

Source: RM