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The current forecast does not predict landfall in Mozambique, but the Nampula region is still expected to experience "very degraded conditions", the forecaster said.

It first reached Cabo Delgado, then travelled further inland to Niassa and Nampula.

The cyclone made landfall in Cabo Delgado before travelling further inland to Niassa and Nampula, where a three-year-old girl was among the fatalities.

The cyclone caused structural damage and power outages in the northern coastal provinces of Nampula and Cabo Delgado on Saturday morning, authorities reported.

Three children were reportedly shot dead by police in different parts of the capital Maputo on Monday, while eight people were reportedly killed in the northern province of Nampula over the weekend.