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Mozambique woman gives birth atop mango tree to escape floods

Amélia holdsher daughter, Sara Photo: UN

A woman escaping flooding caused by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique gave birth in a mango tree.

Amelia, a single mother, gave birth to a baby girl while hanging onto the tree alongside her two-year-old son.

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