Death toll from Storm Ana rises to 86 as another storm brews to Africa's east

JOHANNESBURG, 29 January 2022, (TON): Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 86 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing as another storm threatened more severe weather.

Storm Ana passed over Madagascar on Jan. 22, adding to days of already intense rainfall.

The country declared a state of disaster, reporting a rise in the death toll from Ana to 48, with people killed by landslides and collapsing buildings or washed away.

Ana then made landfall in Mozambique on Jan. 24, where 18 have been reported dead, before moving inland to Malawi, where it triggered massive power cuts. Malawi's death toll rose to 20.

According to the United Nations “across all three nations, Ana has affected hundreds of thousands of people and lead to widespread flooding and destruction.”

Maria Luisa Fornara, UNICEF Representative in Mozambique said "this latest storm...is a blunt reminder that the climate crisis is very much a reality.”

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