Heavy rain has battered northern Mozambique as residents and relief workers confronted the widespread devastation wrought by Cyclone Kenneth which killed 38 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

Mozambique flattened as the most powerful cyclone hit the east African country killed at least five people.

Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique and Zimbabwe last month.

Disease is threatening to aggravate the already dire conditions facing millions of survivors following the powerful tropical cyclone that ravaged southern Africa 10 days ago, officials warn.

The death toll after a powerful cyclone in Mozambique has risen to 446, the minister of land and environment says, adding that 531,000 people have been affected by the disaster.

The death toll in Mozambique has climbed to 417 after a cyclone devastated swathes of the southern African country.

The death toll from a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique and Zimbabwe rises to more than 300 as rescuers race against the clock to help survivors.

The number of people killed in a powerful storm and preceding floods in Mozambique could exceed 1,000, the president says.

Many more are missing after tropical cyclone Idai barreled across the southern African nations.

At least 24 people have been killed and dozens are missing in parts of eastern Zimbabwe hit by the peripheral effects of tropical cyclone Idai.