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11:35 CAT | 14 Jan 2025
Cyclone Dikeledi hit Ilha de Moçambique (pictured), Nampula province, on January 13 with 140 km/h winds and 195 km/h gusts. Mossuril, Mogincual, Liupo and Angoche saw the strongest winds. [Photo: WFP Mozambique]
Tropical storm Dikeledi slammed into northern Mozambique Monday after leaving at least three people dead in Madagascar and triggering floods in the French territory of Mayotte.
The storm intensified as it reached Mozambique’s coastal Nampula region, bringing destructive winds and torrential rains, according to French weather administration Meteo-France.
#Dikeledi is now a severe TS after interacting with northern #Mozambique & is tracking southward. A turn to the southeast passing just off southern #Madagascar late Wednesday into Thursday. pic.twitter.com/19w0d1UwIA
— Jason Nicholls 💙 (@jnmet) January 14, 2025
At least 120 people were killed in northern Mozambique in December when Cyclone Chido struck, after taking at least 39 lives in Mayotte where it injured more than 5,600 people and caused colossal damage.
Mozambique’s National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) issued flood warnings for Dikeledi with forecasts of up to 200 millimetres (nearly eight inches) of rainfall in 24 hours and wind gusts of up to 180 kilometres (110 miles) per hour.
President Filipe Nyusi urged residents in the path of the storm to take precautions including finding shelter and stocking up on food and water.
“Go immediately to a safe shelter and stay there until the authorities give you further instructions,” he said during the opening of parliament in the capital Maputo.
At least three people were killed in Madagascar when Dikeledi hit the island nation at the weekend, the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management said on Sunday.
🚨#CycloneDikeledi hit Ilha de Moçambique, Nampula, on January 13 with 140 km/h winds and 195 km/h gusts.
🌪️Mossuril, Mogincual, Liupo & Angoche saw the strongest winds.WFP, #INGD🇲🇿 & partners are implementing the Anticipatory Action Plans and assessing damages & needs.
📸#INGD pic.twitter.com/qsl7dSxASn— WFP Mozambique (@wfp_mozambique) January 14, 2025
It had hit Madagascar’s northern tip as a cyclone Saturday, whipping up strong winds and torrential rains.
Meteo-France warned that Madagascar could be struck again along its southwest coast as the storm moves southwards later in the week.
Cyclones usually develop in the Indian Ocean from November to March. This year, surface water temperatures are close to 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) in the area, which provides more intensity to storms, a global warming phenomenon also observed in the North Atlantic and the Pacific.
As intense winds & heavy rainfall from Cyclone #Dikeledi impact northern coastal regions of #Mozambique, UNICEF is concerned about the likely impact on children & families, many of whom are still recovering from Cyclone Chido. UNICEF & partners are on the ground ready to respond. pic.twitter.com/58iOxulfwF
— UNICEF Moçambique (@UNICEF_Moz) January 13, 2025
Source: AFP
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