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The Bangkok Post
The Bangkok Post
Tropical Storm Ana in January, Tropical Cyclone Batsirai in February, then Dumako, Emnati and Gombe in quick succession: three cyclones and two “tropical storms” in six weeks hitting the coasts of southeast Africa. Then Cyclone Idai in late March, which practically destroys the city of Beira in Mozambique, killing more than 750 people. Three weeks later Subtropical Depression Issa hits South Africa’s east coast, killing 450 people in the greater Durban area. Literally millions made homeless in Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa in three months. And the point is that just five years ago ther…
