Posted by : Arsalan Ghafor in Kanebizra Secondary SchoolIn February, the worst floods in 50 years devastate Mozambique, destroying about 200,000 homes. Shortly after midnight on February 14, tornadoes sweeping through southwestern Georgia kill 18 people and injure about 100. On February 22, Cyclone Eline strikes Mozambique, with winds of up to 162 MPH (260 km/h). Eline moves to Madagascar, which is also struck by Tropical Storm Gloria on March 4–5. The two storms leave at least 500,000 people homeless on the island and kills at least 137. In May, severe flooding combine with a tidal surge, killing at least 140 people and leaving about 20,000 homeless on West Timor, Indonesia. Between late July and early October, the Mekong Delta, in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, experiences the worst flooding in 40 years, killing at least 315 people. In September and October, flooding
kills more than 900 people in India and about 150 in Bangladesh, and leaves some 5 million homeless in the two countries. On November 1–2, typhoon Xangsane causes severe flooding on Taiwan.
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