Three more people have died from drinking contaminated beer in Mozambique, bringing the number of fatalities to 72, health officials said.

Mozambique’s government has declared three days of mourning after 69 people died from drinking contaminated traditional beer at a funeral over the weekend.

Eight people were killed as heavy rain and high winds lashed Mozambique over the weekend, emergency officials said today.

A tropical cyclone hit northern and central Mozambique today destroying homes and cutting power lines.

A river in central Mozambique has overflowed its banks for the third time in a month, flooding a key supply route.