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First death as Cyclone Kenneth smashes into Mozambique

Category three Cyclone Kenneth struck the north coast's Cabo Delgado province late Thursday. [AFP]

A powerful cyclone smashed into northern Mozambique, leaving one person dead on Friday, barely a month after a super-storm hit the centre of the country, devastating the area and leaving hundreds dead.

Category three Cyclone Kenneth, packing winds of 160 kilometres (100 miles) an hour, struck the north coast's Cabo Delgado province late Thursday after swiping the Comoros islands.

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