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The island's leader, Francois-Xavier Bieuville, says the number killed could even reach several thousand.

Storm downgraded as winds slow - intense downpours now main threatpublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time

08:22 GMT

Sarah Keith-LucasBBC Weather

After clearing away from Mayotte, Cyclone Chido continued its path westwards, and made its third landfall on Sunday just south of Pemba in Mozambique at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT).

Although it had weakened slightly, it was still a major cyclone, with a well-defined eye, and winds above 200km/h (124 mph).

The storm then continued to advance inland through Mozambique and Malawi.

As it now moves over land, the winds are weakening rapidly, and the storm has been on downgraded to a "depression".

The winds are around 48km/h (30 mph), but the main threat is now the rainfall.

Intense downpours are expected to lead to flooding and landslides as the system moves in a south-west direction.

During Monday, it will cross southern Malawi, then Mozambique’s Tete province, before heading towards Zimbabwe overnight into Tuesday.

In the path of the storm, there could be 150-300mm of rain by the end of Tuesday.

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