▁due ▁to ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁Fun so , ▁which ▁mostly ▁affected ▁Bang ula ▁and ▁Ph ok ela , ▁as ▁three ▁rivers ▁overflow ed . ▁He avy ▁ra ins ▁destroyed ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 2 0 ▁houses ▁and ▁flo oded ▁ 1 2 5 ▁more ▁and ▁local ▁cro ps ▁were ▁dev ast ated , ▁leaving ▁whole ▁communities ▁at ▁risk ▁of ▁star v ation . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁the ▁death ▁to ll ▁in ▁Moz amb ique ▁jump ed ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 5 ▁as ▁government ▁officials ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁hard est - hit ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁Zam bez ia ▁province . ▁Author ities ▁confirmed ▁that ▁they ▁expected ▁the ▁numbers ▁to ▁rise ▁even ▁further . ▁ ▁In ten se ▁Trop ical ▁Cy clone ▁Giov anna ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁On ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁R S MC ▁La ▁Re union ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁has ▁strength ened ▁into ▁Trop ical ▁De pression ▁ 0 9 ▁and ▁was ▁located ▁south - s outh west ▁of ▁Diego ▁Gar cia . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁J TW C ▁upgrad ed ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁tropical ▁storm ▁design ating ▁as ▁ 1 2 S , ▁and ▁the ▁storm ▁intens ified ▁into ▁a ▁moder ate ▁tropical ▁storm ▁named ▁Giov anna ▁later . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁Giov anna ▁continued ▁strength ening ▁into ▁a ▁severe ▁tropical ▁storm . ▁Late ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁Giov anna ▁went