On the 14th of March 2019 Tropical Cyclone Idai hit the coast of Beira, in the Southwest Indian Ocean, Mozambique, later being renamed <<Global South strongest hit>>. The damages caused by the event were devastating and contributed to increase pre-existing vulnerabilities of a highly fragile country, characterized by a complex planning system, dynamics of informality and climate vulnerability. The interdisciplinary master thesis laboratory of Polytechnic of Turin, along with the partnership of the Community of Sant’Egidio has launched a master thesis laboratory aimed at studying the event and presenting future scenarios for the city of Beira. As a young urban planner, with personal interest in hazardous events and emergency mapping, multiple questions started to arise while studying the event and getting to learn about it.