Widespread Destruction and Flooding
The heavy rains and flooding have caused widespread damage across the three countries, destroying homes and schools, sweeping away crops, taking out roads and bridges, collapsing power lines, and leaving tens of thousands homeless.
Unfortunately, storms are becoming all too common in this particular portion of southern Africa. Ana hit regions that were all also affected by cyclones Idai and Kenneth, two back-to-back storms that devastated the area in 2019 after hitting within six weeks of each other.
