Southern Africa – Tropical Cyclone Eloise Flash Update No.8, As of 25 January 2021
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HIGHLIGHTS
• The Eloise weather system is passing over Botswana, after bringing heavy rains to central Mozambique, south-eastern Zimbabwe and northern South Africa.
• Mozambique bore the brunt of the storm, which hit the country as a Tropical Cyclone on 23 January, affecting nearly 176,500 people, displacing more than 8,300 people and leaving 6 dead, according to initial data from the Government.
• Governments and humanitarian partners are working to assess the situation and respond to needs in areas hardest-hit by the storm.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
After crossing Mozambique, south-eastern Zimbabwe and the northern districts of South Africa, the tropical weather system generated by Eloise, which has now transitioned into a low pressure storm, is currently passing over southern Botswana. Eloise is expected to dissipate on 26 or 27 January, according to MeteoFrance.
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Mayor of Beira, Daviz Simango, this Saturday (23.01) called Cyclone Eloise “devastating” for the city on Mozambique’s central coast, and says some 200,000 people may be affected.
Simango said that the storm had caused flooding well before it actually reached the municipality, with half a million inhabitants one of Mozambique’s largest cities.
Even so, and despite the garbage accumulated in drainage ditches, “the runoff is working and the tide is low”, which will help to alleviate the most flooded areas.
In March 2019, Beira was hit by Cyclone Idai, which caused 603 deaths in Mozambique and was one of the biggest storms ever recorded in the southern hemisphere. In late 2020, the region was again affected, this time by the storm Chalane, which also brought heavy rains.
Mozambique – Flash Report 15 | Evacuations to Accommodation Centres Update 2 (Tropical Cyclone Eloise) - IOM DTM/INGC Rapid Assessment (25 January 2021)
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The landfall of Tropical Cyclone Eloise on the night of 23 January 2021 and Tropical Storm Chalane on 30 December 2020) has aected Sofala, Manica, southern part of Zambezia, and Inhambane provinces.
Preliminary information from the National Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction (INGD) shows that an estimate of 176,475 individuals (35,684 households) had been affected. So far, 32 accommodation centres have been activated in Sofala province: Beira (14 centres, 9,437 individuals), Nhamatanda (5 centres, 1,885 individuals), Buzi (10 centres, 3,344 individuals), and Machanga (3 centres, 854 individuals). Nine Accommodation centres activated in Dondo and Muasa districts have been deactivated by INGD.
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