Southern Africa steps up storm preparedness
WHEN tropical storm Chalane threatened Zimbabwe and Mozambique late last year, government authorities and aid agencies sprang into action, having learned lessons from the destruction and loss of life caused by cyclones in 2019.
That year, two consecutive cyclones Idai in March and Kenneth in April brought unusually heavy rains and high winds, causing more than 1 000 deaths across southern Africa and affecting nearly four million people.
In late December 2020, ahead of Chalane’s arrival in Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe, it was feared lives, property and infrastructure might be hit hard again.
In the end, the storm weakened and did not cause widespread damage but measures taken to keep people safe ahead of time suggested disaster prevention efforts have started to move forward in the region.
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