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11:53 CAT | 14 Mar 2019
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The government of Sofala in central Mozambique has appealed to people living in Muanza, Cheringoma, Búzi, Dondo and Beira districts to stay at home from 11:00 a.m. today, as Tropical Cyclone Idai approaches.
Meeting yesterday to assess the impact of the cyclone, the Sofala government ruled that there would be no school this Thursday, and that students should remain at home or in a place of safety.
The National Meteorological Institute (INAM) warns that tropical cyclone IDAI is moving towards the coast of Sofala and could make landfall on Friday before moving through to the districts of Dondo, Muanza or Cheringoma.
From Barbara Stooh
Beira Mozambique pic.twitter.com/PkFkNgGQmZ
— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) March 14, 2019
From our correspondent Anne-Marie van Niekerk in Beira Mozambique. Wind and rain starting to pick up now. pic.twitter.com/7NC6Ao1FqC
— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) March 14, 2019
Beira 08AM Wind increases intensity #Cycloneidai #Idai pic.twitter.com/MzXo5DszOO
— Duarte Gouveia (@duarteg0uveia) March 14, 2019
Ja sao 11h e entra em vigor o recolher obrigatório nos distritos de Muanza, Cheringoma, Búzi, Dondo e Beira, decretado pelo Governo de Sofala face a aproximação do #CycloneIdai. #Mocambique
— Alexandre (@AllexandreMZ) March 14, 2019
The central provinces of Sofala, Manica and Zambézia and southern Inhambane are also considered at risk.
#CycloneIdai: Imagens da Escola primaria do Micaune, distrito de Chinde, Provincia da Zambezia. pic.twitter.com/KDifZJolpL
— Alexandre (@AllexandreMZ) March 14, 2019
The cyclone will bring winds of up to 190 to 210 kilometres per hour, accompanied by more than 150 millimetres of rain in 24 hours.
INAM is also forecasting continuing moderate to strong rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and winds for the northern provinces of Niassa and Cabo Delgado, and recommends taking the usual precautionary measures associated with rain, thunderstorms and high winds.
Beira 08:39AM High tide. For now, low risk of flooding. #Cycloneidai#Idai#Mozambique#MozambiqueFloodings2019pic.twitter.com/1ekLm5y4Le
— Duarte Gouveia (@duarteg0uveia) March 14, 2019
Is this the great endurance test? 3000 families at risk in the old Grande Hotel #Beira #Cycloneidai #Idai #Mozambique #MozambiqueFloodings2019 pic.twitter.com/IIYWf554NL
— Duarte Gouveia (@duarteg0uveia) March 14, 2019
On 9 March heavy rains caused flooding along the coast of Mozambique.
@CopernicusEMS was activated by @wfp_mozambique for emergency map production. The map over Beira shows 11.9 km2 of the area flooded: https://t.co/2RIhtvlEjc pic.twitter.com/IvU5Ts8MEz#cheiasmoz— UNICEF Moçambique (@UNICEF_Moz) March 13, 2019
Source: AIM MoçambiqueCyclone #Idai now about 12 hours from landfall over or very close to the #Mozambique city of #Beira. Wind strengths in excess of 100 mph, storm surge and heavy rain expected. pic.twitter.com/Ug1MVlEp0C
— Met Office Storms (@metofficestorms) March 14, 2019
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