3 killed after Tropical Storm Filipo passes through Mozambique


MAPUTO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed, 13 more injured, and more than 14,000 others were adversely impacted after Tropical Storm Filipo passed through Mozambique, according to preliminary data from the country's authorities as of Wednesday.

Paulo Tomas, spokesperson for the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), told the state-run Radio Mozambique on Thursday that the deaths were recorded in the southern provinces of Inhambane and Maputo.

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