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Frightened Residents Brace as Tropical Storm Eloise Approaches Mozambique Format IOM Colleagues place sandbags in resettlement site to prepare for rains. © IOM Beira — Roughly 160 International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff in central Mozambique are working to prepare local communities for the imminent arrival of Tropical Storm Eloise, which is currently packing winds of at least 150 km/h. “The people are scared,” said Cesaltino Vilanculo, an IOM Mobile team leader in the provin...

Southern Africa – Tropical Storm Eloise Flash Update No.4, As of 21 January 2021 Format HIGHLIGHTS Tropical Storm Eloise is in the Mozambique Channel, where it is forecast to intensify into a tropical cyclone on Friday, 22 January. The storm is expected to make landfall in Sofala Province, Mozambique, probably on Saturday, 23 January. Heavy rainfall, strong winds and thunderstorms are expected in several districts of Nampula, Sofala and Zambezia provinces in Mozambique from 22 January. Latest...

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WFP Mozambique Country Brief, November 2020 Format US$ 4.7 m cash-based transfers made US$ 142 m six months (December 2020 – May 2021) net funding requirements, representing 34.6% of total 724,434 people assisted in November 2020 Operational Updates • Recent weeks have been marked by a continued increase in the sophistication and geographical reach of non-state armed group (NSAG) attacks in Cabo Delgado province, leading to an increase in population displacements and humanitarian needs. •...

Weakened Chalane hits Zim Senior Reporter Tropical Depression Chalane moved into Zimbabwe early yesterday and is now moving across the country towards Botswana, losing strength as it downgrades from a tropical storm to a tropical depression. The storm is bringing heavy rains and there are consequent dangers from flash floods in poorly-drained areas. Five districts in and close to southern Manicaland are projected to receive above 100 millimetres over the three days between yesterday and tomorro...

Weakened Chalane Hits Zim The storm is bringing heavy rains and there are consequent dangers from flash floods in poorly-drained areas. Five districts in and close to southern Manicaland are projected to receive above 100 millimetres over the three days between yesterday and tomorrow, with most of the rest of the country expected to receive 50mm to 100mm in the same three days. Heavy rains and strong winds in Chimanimani saw a few houses lose their roofs and power supplies were disrupted, which...

Southern Africa, Flash Update No.6: Tropical Storm Chalane (as of 31 December 2020) Format HIGHLIGHTS After making landfall in Muanza district, central Mozambique, in the early hours of 30 December, Tropical Storm Chalane tracked inland and entered Zimbabwe as a tropical depression. The depression has brought rains and thunderstorms to Zimbabwe and is now considered a “very weak” tropical depression by the Zimbabwean authorities. SITUATION OVERVIEW Tropical Storm Chalane, which made landfal...

Mozambique braces for Tropical Storm Chalane landfall By AT editor - 30 December 2020 at 3:41 am Mozambique is bracing for another tropical storm, one that’s expected to make an imminent landfall on Wednesday in or around Beira, a coastal city that bore the brunt of Cyclone Idai in 2019. Tropical Storm Chalane is not expected to have the same catastrophic impacts as Idai, but it continued to strengthen as it approached in a favorable environment, especially while traveling over the warm wa...

Southern Africa, Flash Update No.5: Tropical Storm Chalane (as of 30 December 2020) Format HIGHLIGHTS Tropical Storm Chalane made landfall in Muanza district, in central Mozambique, in the early hours of 30 December. The storm brought rains and winds to parts of Sofala Province, including areas which were struck by Cyclone Idai in March 2019. The storm has since tracked inland across central Mozambique, weakening to a tropical depression, and is expected to bring rains and thunderstorms to Zimb...

Mozambique Tropical Storm Chalane made landfall north of Beira City in central Mozambique this morning. This is the same area that was struck with devastating effect by Cyclone Idai in March 2019. The storm brought rains and winds to some parts of Sofala Province, including Dondo, Beira City and Buzi. Some damage has been reported, including in resettlement sites where people displaced by Cyclone Idai were staying in temporary shelters. The Government and humanitarian partners in Mozambique pre...