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With free buses and WhatsApp, southern Africa steps up storm preparedness

With free buses and WhatsApp, southern Africa steps up storm preparedness

RAY MWAREYA and NYASHA BHOBO 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 4 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…
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Tropical storm Chalane hits Mozambique but causes little damage

Tropical storm Chalane hits Mozambique but causes little damage

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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