The 2000 Mozambique flood, caused by heavy rains followed by a cyclone, covered much of the country for three weeks, killing thousands, leaving the country devastated for years afterwards. Ethiopia saw one of its worst floods in August 2006. The 2005 African floods hit over 14 countries in Africa, affecting 2.5 million people and 250 deaths.[citation needed] The 2007 Mozambican flood affected 121,000 people and resulted in between 29 and 40 deaths.