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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 provincial capital Beira, who helped hundreds of families evacuate from unsafe temporary settlements to tw...

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 forecasts indicate that the storm may then pass through southern Zimbabwe. SITUATION OVERVIEW Tropi...

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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. • According to the Government, 565,000 people are known to be displaced in Cabo Delgado, of which som...

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 tomorrow, with most of the rest of the country expected to receive 50mm to 100mm in the same three days. He...