The Latest Breaking News from Mozambique

Opposition claimed ruling Frelimo party rigged 9 October vote, leading to months of civil unrest

Mozambique's election controversy: Frelimo's victory confirmed amid rigging allegations, sparking protests and economic repercussions.

Tension was mounting in Mozambique Monday with judges about to rule on its disputed election, with the opposition leader vowing "chaos" if the ruling party is confirmed as the winner in a standoff that has already claimed at least 130 lives.

Final outcome expected after rigging allegations, weeks of protests and crackdown in which dozens have been killed

Cyclone Chido was an “intense tropical cyclone”, equivalent to a category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic. It made landfall in Mayotte, a small island lying to the north-west of Madagascar on December 14, generating wind gusts approaching 155mph (250km/hr). Later on, it hit Mozambique, East Africa with the same ferocity.

At least 66 of the deaths occurred in the northern Cabo Delgado province, national disaster centre says.

Cyclone Chido has claimed at least 34 lives and caused widespread destruction across Mozambique, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management confirmed on Tuesday. The powerful storm, which made landfall earlier this week, has left thousands displaced and severely damaged infrastructure, including homes and roads.

Officials fear hundreds of people could be dead as a result of the cyclone, which ravaged France’s poorest department.

Hundreds – if not thousands – are feared dead in Indian Ocean territory