the traditions of a small island community in eastern kenya. hello welcome to business africa i'm monica jones and berlin good to have you with us and we're starting with news from south east africa the international monetary fund has sent a team to win big it's aimed at helping the economy recover in the wake of a devastating cyclone a day hundreds of thousands have been affected by the disaster which left a trail of destruction across southeast africa hitting some of the poorest countries in the world. like loney die made landfall near mozambique's fourth largest city bear on march fourteenth green devastating winds and one hundred fifty millimeters of rain in a single day rescuers and as struggling to bring aid to survivors many stranded on car gauges are in roofs or stuck in trees the flood zone covers a vast area three thousand square kilometers. the i.m.f. has promised to help mozambique as well as other countries in the region. our solidarity is with the people of mozambique zimbabwe and malawi in the aftermath of cyclon you die our condolences go to the families and friends of those affected by this terrible disaster and an i.m.f. staff team is not in. to evaluate options for possible i.m.f. support. th