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Govt starts security and health provisions in evacuation centres  BY KENNETH NYANGANI/THOMAS CHIDAMBA/TINASHE KAIRIZA THE government has started to provide security and healthcare in evacuation centres in the seven districts of Manicaland, where scores of people are set to be relocated in the event that Cyclone Chalane hits the country on New Year’s eve as expected. Manicaland provincial development co-ordinator and Civil Protection Unit chairperson Edgar Seenza said there were also fears of...

Mozambique: Cyclone Chalane to Hit Beira 29 December, 2020 - 17:50 [Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] Cyclone Chalane is moving west across the Mozambique Channel and is expected to reach Beira tomorrow morning (Wednesday 30 Dec) with winds up to 100 km/h, as the cyclone picks up heat and energy from the warm Mozambique Channel.  It is predicted to continue west into Zimbabwe Wednesday afternoon. The cyclone comes just 9 months after the devastating cyclone Idai. Chalane should be less d...

Covid-19 fight stepped up as cases rise  Herald Reporter THE Government has stepped up efforts to de-congest all ports of entry and mounted roadblocks to screen for Covid-19 on all roads leading to borders. This comes as the number of confirmed new Covid-19 cases surpassed 13 000 over the weekend, Surveillance measures have also been heightened to ensure those manning security checkpoints uphold the highest ethical standards and will not be involved in corrupt tendencies. Zimbabwe is aware of ...

Views: Visits 56 Cyclone Chalane is moving west across the Mozambique Channel and is expected to reach Beira tomorrow morning (Wednesday 30 Dec) with winds up to 100 km/h, as the cyclone picks up heat and energy from the warm Mozambique Channel.  It is predicted to continue west into Zimbabwe Wednesday afternoon. The cyclone comes just 9 months after the devastating cyclone Idai. Chalane should be less damaging, but still with strong winds and heavy rain. Chalane crossed Madagascar Fr...

Photo taken during recent simulation exercise . [File photo: Mozambique RC/GRC] Tropical Storm “Chalane” is expected to make landfall along the coast of Mozambique in the Sofala Province on 30 December 2020. Given the projected severity of the storm at landfall, the Mozambique Red Cross has activated its Early Action Protocol to initiate early actions to prepare for the approaching cyclone. The protocol was developed with the support of German Red Cross, and the Red Cross Red Crescent...

By Robert Tapfumaneyi  THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) is putting in place a number of response mechanisms to the anticipated Cyclone Chalane expected to hit the eastern parts of the country in a few days’ time. These include offering some of its mission schools as evacuation centres for those affected by the harsh weather phenomenon. “To date, a number of mission schools have been designated as evacuation centres, the ZCC has put aside a small fund on standby for food support,” Z...

December 25, 2020 Owen Khamuls - Nyasa Times 3 Comments Malawians should brace for extreme weather conditions in the coming days with floods to hits parts of the Southern Region from New Year’s eve as a weather phenomenon that could develop into a tropical cyclone is building up in the Indian Ocean, weather experts have warned. Nkhokwe: Malawians should brace themselves In this regard, the weather experts are advising people to exercise great caution in the coming several days in view ...

Reliefweb.int, a global forum run by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, says the tropical depression that has formed in the south-west part of the Indian Ocean will continue to strengthen as it moves westward towards Madagascar over the next few days.

Another cyclone to hit Zimbabwe BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA ZIMBABWE is reportedly set to experience another tropical cyclone that will result in massive flooding, especially in Manicaland province. The tropical storm, named Cyclone Chalane, according to the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) is likely to follow the path of Cyclone Idai, which occurred in March last year and left a trail of destruction in eastern Zimbabwe. Thousands of people, especially in Chimanimani, Chipinge and some parts of ...

CPU Teams On High Alert December 24, 2020 The cyclone is expected to hit parts of Manicaland next week. President Mnangagwa yesterday said the Government had already been proactive on the looming natural disaster. He said CPU teams had been activated to manage the impact of the cyclone in the event that it hits eastern parts of the country next week as anticipated. There were fears the cyclone could be destructive like Cyclone Idai which hit parts of Manicaland 21 months ago. “We hear that a...