A man stands on fallen trees which damaged his home in Moroni, Comoros, Thursday, April 25, 2019 after Cyclone Kenneth hit the island nation of Comoros. As the powerful tropical cyclone is expected to make landfall by early Friday in northern Mozambique, just six weeks after Cyclone Idai devastated the the central part of the country and left hundreds dead. (AP PhotoAnziza M'Changama) A man stands on fallen trees that damaged his home in Moroni, Comoros, on Thurs., Apr. 25, 2019 after Cyclone Kenneth hit the island nation of Comoros. As the powerful tropical cyclone is expected to make landfall by early Friday in northern Mozambique, just six weeks after Cyclone Idai devastated the the central part of the country and left hundreds dead. (AP Photo: Anziza M'Changama)

(Bloomberg) — The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Kenneth increased to nine as the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros struggles to restore power supplies and torrential rains causes flooding in Mozambique.

At least 182 people were injured by the hurricane-strength storm that swept across the two nations last week, the United Nations humanitarian office said in an emailed statement.

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