At least 38 people were killed as Cyclone Gezani hit Madagascar, according to the National Bureau of Management of Risks and Catastrophes.

Residents of Inhambane, a port city in Mozambique, were reinforcing their homes with sandbags and corrugated iron in preparation for the potentially devastating impact of Cyclone Gezani, expected to hit the area on Friday.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has confirmed that Tropical Cyclone Gezani, currently located in the Mozambique Channel, poses no direct threat to South Africa.

In an update issued on Friday, SAWS said the cyclone remains well-defined, with organised convective cloud bands concentrated around its centre.

The storm is expected to pass close to Inhambane on Friday afternoon before moving back into the Mozambique Channel, according to the

The tropical cyclone hitting southern Mozambique on Friday will worsen the country's food security situation, Mozambique's prime minister warned today, calling

Cyclone Gezani killed at least 36 people, injured more than 370 and destroyed almost 18,000 homes in a 24-hour spell of destruction across Madagascar, authorities said Thursday.

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