**3.1 Area of impact**

The most impacted area includes the city of Beira, in the center of Mozambique, province of Sofala (**Figure 1**). Sofala is a vast province composed of 12 districts located in central-eastern Mozambique with a total area of 68,018 square kilometers and population of 28,861,863 individuals (2017 census). It is bordered to the

#### **Figure 1.**

*Draft of Mozambican map showing the affected areas by Cyclone Idai in Sofala province. Source: Dauphin and Stevens [23], under public domain.*

north by Tete province, to the northeast by Zambezia province, to the south by Inhambane province, and to the west by Manica province.
