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For about six months after that, whenever we heard any noise at night like one of the

metal roof sheets checking, we got scared and went out to check if it wasn't the beginning of a new cyclone.

In 2019, one of the worst tropical cyclones on record in the southern hemisphere made landfall in

Mozambique.

Cyclone Idai killed over 1,500 people, what 3 million people affected across three countries.

Infrastructure including roads were torn apart and this hampered rescue efforts.

Some of those affected were rescued from treetops.

One of the worst affected areas was the coastal city of Beira,

the second largest city in Mozambique.

It had a lasting impact on people here.

With the experience of Cyclone Edai, I stay alert whenever this rain and a strong strong wind and it's not just me it's the whole

community because we are vulnerable being so close to the beach. As the BBC's Southern Africa correspondent, I was here in 2019 in the wake of that disaster.

Some of the people who are here have told me some harrowing stories.

One elderly woman told me how she saw

her home being swept away. She lost her son during the flooding. Since then, this coastal

region of Mozambique has experienced an unusual number of strong cyclones.

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