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Tropical Storm Eloise is expected to become a cyclone before making landfall later on Friday or early Saturday near the port of Beira in Mozambique
Eloise is forecast to lose strength as it moves across land, while still dumping rain in eastern and northern South Africa, where the nation generates most of its power from coal
Eskom’s Matimba and Medupi facilities may be the most exposed to flooding, according to MeteoFrance’s forecast trajectory of Eloise
Mozambique is bracing for the arrival of a cyclone that threatens to disrupt one of its key ports and flood power plants in South Africa.
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Tropical Storm Eloise is expected to become a cyclone before making landfall later Friday or early Saturday near the port of Beira.
By Paul Burkhardt and Matthew Hill, Bloomberg
22 Jan 2021 12:01
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Mozambique braced for the arrival of a cyclone that threatens to disrupt one of its key ports and flood power plants in neighbouring South Africa.
Tropical Storm Eloise is expected to become a cyclone before making landfall later Friday or early Saturday near the port of Beira. The weather system is expected to bring more than 200 millimeters (8 inches) of rain in 24 hours to the area, with winds of up to 150 kilometers (93 miles) an hour, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
21st Jan 2021
Photo: Central and Southern Zimbabwe has been experiencing heavy flooding since 14 January. This photo shows the situation in Gweru Town the capital of Midlands Province. This same area is now in the path of Cyclone Eloise.
Maputo, Mozambique, 21, January 2021 - CARE Mozambique is currently working to secure premises, equipment, vehicles and archives as well as evacuate staff ahead of the arrival of tropical storm Eloise which has now developed into a potentially devastating cyclone, that is forecast to hit parts of southern and Central Mozambique early on the 23rd January before moving south to Zimbabwe.
CARE Zimbabwe staff are also closely monitoring the situation as Eloise is expected to make landfall there the 24/25th of January. CARE has surge capacity in country and prepositioned stocks to quickly respond as the need arises.
Southern Africa – Tropical Storm Eloise Flash Update No.4, As of 21 January 2021
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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 forecasts indicate that the storm may then pass through southern Zimbabwe.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Tropical Storm Eloise is now in the Mozambique Channel, where it is expected to gain strength and become a Tropical Cyclone on 22 January before making its second landfall, likely on 23 January.