A total of 30 precariously built houses were totally and partially destroyed by bad weather on Friday in the Monapo district of Nampula, an official source quoted by Lusa said yesterday.

In addition to the houses, the wind and heavy rain also affected the workshops and warehouses of the Monapo Municipal Council and the district attorney's office, said Momade Araújo, Monapo's administrator, in statements to the media.

The source also says that the houses that were destroyed were of precarious construction, mostly made of adobe and straw, typical building elements in rural areas.

"I have no home and nowhere to sleep. I need help," said Adelina Aly, one of the windstorm victims, quoted by the local media.

The local authorities have said that they are mobilizing support from partners to rebuild the houses and support the families affected.

Mozambique, considered one of the countries most severely affected by climate change in the world, is in the middle of the rainy and cyclonic season, which occurs between October and April, with winds coming from the Indian Ocean and floods originating in the river basins of southern Africa.

In November of this year, INGD - the National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management - announced that it needed 7.4 billion meticais for the 2022/2023 rainy season, when at least 2.2 million people are expected to be affected.

In the 2020/2021 rainy season, the country was plagued by extreme weather events highlighted by storm Chalane and cyclones Eloise and Guambe, as well as other weeks of heavy rain and flooding.

The 2018/2019 rainy season was one of the most severe on record in Mozambique: 714 people died, including 648 victims of Idai and Kenneth, two of the biggest cyclones ever to hit the country.