Frightened Residents brace as Cyclone Eloise approaches Mozambique - Afrik-news.com : Africa news, Maghreb news
Roughly 160 International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff in central Mozambique are working to prepare local communities for the imminent arrival of Cyclone 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 provincial capital Beira, who helped hundreds of families evacuate from unsafe temporary settlements to two accommodation centers. “The water is rising in their zones and people are frightened, bracing for yet another storm.” Eloise is expected to make landfall in Beira lat...