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Mozambique:Typhoon:2003/03/05

Duration	2003/03/05	Fierce winds and heavy rains have displaced some 23,000 people in southern Mozambique after tropical cyclone Japhet destroyed homes and pulverised crops in the storm-weary African country.
Country or District	Mozambique
Name	Typhoon

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Report/Articles Harare Daily Newspaper 2003/03/24 DELTA Corporation last Tuesday donated blankets and foodstuffs worth $6 million to three provinces which were severely affected by Cyclone Japhet. Financial Gazette 2003/03/20 Disease fears after Cyclone Japhet World Vision　2003/03/19 Nampula deals with cyclone and food shortages AllAfrica.com 2003/03/17 Emergency Food Airlift to Flood Victims Pan African News Agency 　2003/03/11 South Africa offers to help Mozambique cope with cyclone havoc SABC News 2003/03/12 there are indications that many rivers in central Malawi, northern Mozambique and northern Zimbabwe may be at risk of flooding Sunday Times 2003/03/13 Cyclone floods hit Mozambique.At least 8,000 more people have been left homeless Mozambique News Agency 2003/03/11 Helicopters and boats needed to rescue flood victims Reuters Alertnet 2003/03/07 A tropical cyclone battering southern Mozambique has killed 11 people and severed coastal roads in the storm-weary African country. OCHA Situation Report 2003/03/07 Cyclone Japhet continues to batter in Mozambique, casualties and damage have so far been kept to a minimum. News 24 2003/03/05 3 die, 23 000 homeless CNN News 2003/03/05 Cyclone chaos for Mozambique

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