Cyclone Over Madagascar, Heading Towards Beira
December 27, 2020
Maputo Tropical cyclone Chalane hit the east coast of Madagascar on Saturday, and is now forecast to follow a course that will take it across the Mozambique Channel in the direction of Beira.
According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC), operated by the United States Navy, although weakening as it tracks across central Madagascar, Chalane shows no sign of dissipating. It is heading in a south-westward direction, but once it hits the Mozambique Channel, its direction is forecast to change to almost due west.
The JTWC forecasts that Chalane will enter the Mozambique Channel early on Monday morning, and will score a direct hit on the French possession of Europa Island on Tuesday morning. 24 hours later, it will make landfall on the central Mozambican coast, near Beira.