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4:37 CAT | 17 Mar 2023
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The National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) believes that Tropical Cyclone Freddy is no longer a danger to Mozambique, having lost strength in neighbouring Malawi.
According to INAM meteorologist Acácio Tembe, projections indicate that the weather system will leave the continental land mass again through Mozambique, although in the last few hours it has been almost stationary in Malawi.
“At this moment, we are saying that we no longer have the cyclone, it having practically dissipated, but we have a lot of moisture and that is what is causing us to have rain, mainly in Zambezia province,” he said.
“We are registering moderate rains here in the city of Quelimane,” Tembe added, ‘and this situation will continue, mainly in the coastal districts of Zambezia. In the coming days, we will see rainfall of between 20 and 40 millimetres.”
According to Tembe, forecasts suggest continuing rain in Zambezia province, but without causing major flooding.
“These are not rains that worry us unduly, despite the fact that we already have very saturated soils. There is already [standing] water in several areas, and the amounts that will fall could cause us to have [some] flooding,” he explained.
“Our fear was from the forecast of more than 200 millimetres in 24 hours, but right now we are no longer forecasting these amounts, but smaller ones. So there is no risk of major flooding here in Quelimane,” Tembe added.
Freddy formed in northern Australia on February 4th, and hit Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi. It hit Mozambique twice in about two weeks.
Its second appearance hit the Mozambican coast last Saturday morning, accompanied by winds of up to 190 kilometres per hour.
Source: AIM
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