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May
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Thousands evacuated from India’s west coast as cyclone lashes states

Thousands evacuated from India’s west coast as cyclone lashes states

WORLD
SUMIT KHANNA INDIA is evacuating thousands of people from low-lying areas along its western coast as a powerful cyclone that has killed at least six people is expected to make landfall on Tuesday morning in the state of Gujarat. Cyclone Tauktae, which formed in the Arabian sea, has already brought lashing rain and winds that damaged houses and uprooted trees to parts of western and southern India. "It is very likely to intensify further during the 24 hours, and move north-northwestwards and reach Gujarat coast in the evening of 17th (May)," the India Meteorological Department said in a statement. The…
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Jan
25
2021
By The African Mirror
Storm Eloise kills at least 12

Storm Eloise kills at least 12

NEWS
THE death toll from storm Eloise has risen to at least 12, according to figures from authorities across south-eastern Africa, where heavy winds, rain and flooding have also destroyed buildings and crops. A tropical cyclone when it made landfall at Mozambique's central province of Sofala on Saturday, Eloise subsequently weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland to dump rain on Zimbabwe, eSwatini - formerly known as Swaziland - South Africa and Botswana. Six people were killed in Mozambique, the country's National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) reported, while the number of displaced people rose to…
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Jan
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Another storm, growing stronger, set to hit central Mozambique

Another storm, growing stronger, set to hit central Mozambique

NEWS
A powerful storm approaching Mozambique is expected to intensify into a tropical cyclone on Friday, the United Nations' humanitarian agency OCHA said, bringing heavy winds and rains to a region devastated by Cyclone Idai nearly two years ago. Tropical storm Eloise is currently over the Mozambique channel and is expected to slam into the country's central region on Saturday, hitting the port city of Beira and surrounding areas, which bore the brunt of Idai in March 2019. "There are growing concerns regarding the potential for widespread floods, with all river basins in Sofala and Inhambane provinces already above alert levels…
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Dec
31
2020
By The African Mirror
Tropical storm Chalane hits Mozambique but causes little damage

Tropical storm Chalane hits Mozambique but causes little damage

NEWS
MANUEL MUCARI THE powerful tropical storm Chalane made landfall near the central Mozambique city of Beira, bringing heavy rain and wind but less damage than had been initially expected to an area devastated by a cyclone nearly two years ago. Beira, a low-lying coastal city of 500,000 people, is home to Mozambique's second-largest port, which serves as a gateway to landlocked countries in the region. Myrta Kaulard, United Nations resident coordinator for Mozambique, said most of the rains had been concentrated in an area north of Beira, where thousands were also resettled after Cyclone Idai about two years ago. International…
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