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Ndani ya wiki mbili Kimbunga Freddy kumesababisha madhara mbalimbali ikiwemo kusababisha kifo cha mtu mmoja kilichotokana na kuangukiwa na nyumba, kuharibu nyumba na kusababisha moja ya bandari kusitisha kutoa huduma huku zaidi ya watu 171,000 wakiathiriwa.
Picha za satellite zinaonesha mvua zinazoambatana na upepo mkali zitaendelea na inadaiwa kuna hatari ya kutokea mafuriko maeneo ya Zambezia na Nampula, huku kiwango cha maji baharini kikiongezeka.
Kimbunga hicho kilisababisha vifo vya watu 27 Nchini Indonesia mnamo Februari 6, 2023.
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One dead as Cyclone Freddy lashes Mozambique for second time
Cyclone Freddy has hit Mozambique for a second time in two weeks, killing at least one person, ripping roofs off houses and prompting a lockdown in one port town, according to a resident and local media.
Freddy, on track to become the longest-lasting cyclone on record, started sweeping onshore by 10pm local time (20:00 GMT) on Saturday, satellite data showed, after hours of battering the southern African coast with rain.
It was the second time the cyclone has struck Mozambique since it was named after being spotted near Indonesia on February 6. At least 27 people died the last time the storm pummelled the region.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Freddy made landfall in Mozambique in the Quelimane district of the central Zambezia province as a tropical cyclone.
It said there was a high risk of flooding in Zambezia and neighbouring Nampula province. Water levels at several river basins were already above the alert level, it added.
State broadcaster TVM said one person died when his house collapsed and that the power utility had switched off the electricity completely as a precaution. All flights were suspended, it added.
Vania Massingue, a resident of Quelimane, said the port town was locked down ahead of the storm’s landfall.
“The town is a no-go zone; no shops or businesses open. Everything is closed. We’re locked up,” she told the Reuters news agency. “I can see some houses with roofs torn apart, broken windows and the streets flooded. It’s really scary.”
According to the World Meteorological Organization, Freddy, which has swirled in the southern Indian Ocean for some 34 days, is set to become the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record. The previous record was held by a 31-day hurricane in 1994.
After forming off northwestern Australia in the first week of February, Freddy crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean and battered Madagascar from February 21 before reaching Mozambique on February 24.
More than 171,000 people were affected when the cyclone swept through southern Mozambique last month, bringing heavy rains and floods that damaged crops and destroyed houses. OCHA has put its death toll at 27 so far — 10 in Mozambique and 17 in Madagascar.
Freddy then headed back towards Madagascar before moving once more towards Mozambique, in what meteorologists have described as a “rare” loop trajectory.
More than half a million people are at risk in Mozambique this time, notably in Zambezia, Tete, Sofala and Nampula provinces.
Guy Taylor, a spokesperson for UNICEF, told the AFP news agency that the cyclone had caused “substantial flooding” ahead of its landfall.
“We saw people with water in their houses, wading through knee-deep water. And that’s just with this initial bit of rain,” he said from Quelimane.
Taylor noted concern that renewed flooding could exacerbate a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 38 people and infected almost 8,000 since September.
The disease, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, is contracted from a bacterium generally transmitted through contaminated food or water.
Freddy, which is also expected to hit northeastern Zimbabwe, southeast Zambia and Malawi, has set a record for the highest accumulated cyclone energy — a measure of the storm’s strength over time — of any southern hemisphere storm in history, according to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Around the world, climate change is making hurricanes wetter, windier and stronger, scientists say.
Oceans absorb much of the heat from greenhouse gas emissions and when warm seawater evaporates, its heat energy is transferred to the atmosphere, fuelling more destructive storms.
Source: Aljazeera
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Heavy rains hit Mozambique as Cyclone Freddy lands again
Heavy rains and winds lashed parts of Mozambique on Saturday as Tropical Cyclone Freddy hit the country for the second time in two weeks, authorities and aid agencies said.
Satellite images showed Freddy, which is on track to become the longest-lasting cyclone on record, made its second landfall near the eastern seaport of Quelimane at around 10:00 pm (20:00 GMT).
"Freddy made landfall in Mozambique in Quelimane district, Zambezia province, as a tropical cyclone," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement.
A high risk of flooding was forecast for Zambezia and neighbouring Nampula province, it added.
Water levels at several river basins were already above alert level, OCHA said.
Heavy rains and strong winds started to batter the area in the morning, according to the Mozambique National Meteorology Institute (INAM).
"There is already quite substantial flooding," Guy Taylor, a spokesman for the UN children's agency UNICEF, told AFP from Quelimane earlier on Saturday.
"We saw people with water in their houses, wading through knee-deep water. And that's just with this initial bit of rain."
On Friday, authorities said more than half a million people were at risk.
The storm was expected to drop up to 400 millimetres of rain over the next few days, more than twice the usual monthly rainfall.
According to the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Freddy, which formed off northwestern Australia in the first week in February, was set to become the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record.
It crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean and battered Madagascar from February 21, crossing the island before reaching Mozambique on February 24.
Following what meteorologists describe as a "rare" loop trajectory, Freddy then headed back towards Madagascar before moving once more towards Mozambique.
During the first deadly visit it destroyed, damaged or flooded more than 28,000 homes, affecting about 166,000 people.
In total, Freddy has so far killed at least 27 people - 10 in Mozambique and 17 in Madagascar.
Taylor noted concern that renewed flooding could exacerbate a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 38 people and infected almost 8 000 since September.
The disease, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, is contracted from a bacterium that is generally transmitted through contaminated food or water.
Source: news24
Picha za satellite zinaonesha mvua zinazoambatana na upepo mkali zitaendelea na inadaiwa kuna hatari ya kutokea mafuriko maeneo ya Zambezia na Nampula, huku kiwango cha maji baharini kikiongezeka.
Kimbunga hicho kilisababisha vifo vya watu 27 Nchini Indonesia mnamo Februari 6, 2023.
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One dead as Cyclone Freddy lashes Mozambique for second time
Cyclone Freddy has hit Mozambique for a second time in two weeks, killing at least one person, ripping roofs off houses and prompting a lockdown in one port town, according to a resident and local media.
Freddy, on track to become the longest-lasting cyclone on record, started sweeping onshore by 10pm local time (20:00 GMT) on Saturday, satellite data showed, after hours of battering the southern African coast with rain.
It was the second time the cyclone has struck Mozambique since it was named after being spotted near Indonesia on February 6. At least 27 people died the last time the storm pummelled the region.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Freddy made landfall in Mozambique in the Quelimane district of the central Zambezia province as a tropical cyclone.
It said there was a high risk of flooding in Zambezia and neighbouring Nampula province. Water levels at several river basins were already above the alert level, it added.
State broadcaster TVM said one person died when his house collapsed and that the power utility had switched off the electricity completely as a precaution. All flights were suspended, it added.
Vania Massingue, a resident of Quelimane, said the port town was locked down ahead of the storm’s landfall.
“The town is a no-go zone; no shops or businesses open. Everything is closed. We’re locked up,” she told the Reuters news agency. “I can see some houses with roofs torn apart, broken windows and the streets flooded. It’s really scary.”
According to the World Meteorological Organization, Freddy, which has swirled in the southern Indian Ocean for some 34 days, is set to become the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record. The previous record was held by a 31-day hurricane in 1994.
After forming off northwestern Australia in the first week of February, Freddy crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean and battered Madagascar from February 21 before reaching Mozambique on February 24.
More than 171,000 people were affected when the cyclone swept through southern Mozambique last month, bringing heavy rains and floods that damaged crops and destroyed houses. OCHA has put its death toll at 27 so far — 10 in Mozambique and 17 in Madagascar.
Freddy then headed back towards Madagascar before moving once more towards Mozambique, in what meteorologists have described as a “rare” loop trajectory.
More than half a million people are at risk in Mozambique this time, notably in Zambezia, Tete, Sofala and Nampula provinces.
Guy Taylor, a spokesperson for UNICEF, told the AFP news agency that the cyclone had caused “substantial flooding” ahead of its landfall.
“We saw people with water in their houses, wading through knee-deep water. And that’s just with this initial bit of rain,” he said from Quelimane.
Taylor noted concern that renewed flooding could exacerbate a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 38 people and infected almost 8,000 since September.
The disease, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, is contracted from a bacterium generally transmitted through contaminated food or water.
Freddy, which is also expected to hit northeastern Zimbabwe, southeast Zambia and Malawi, has set a record for the highest accumulated cyclone energy — a measure of the storm’s strength over time — of any southern hemisphere storm in history, according to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Around the world, climate change is making hurricanes wetter, windier and stronger, scientists say.
Oceans absorb much of the heat from greenhouse gas emissions and when warm seawater evaporates, its heat energy is transferred to the atmosphere, fuelling more destructive storms.
Source: Aljazeera
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Heavy rains hit Mozambique as Cyclone Freddy lands again
Heavy rains and winds lashed parts of Mozambique on Saturday as Tropical Cyclone Freddy hit the country for the second time in two weeks, authorities and aid agencies said.
Satellite images showed Freddy, which is on track to become the longest-lasting cyclone on record, made its second landfall near the eastern seaport of Quelimane at around 10:00 pm (20:00 GMT).
"Freddy made landfall in Mozambique in Quelimane district, Zambezia province, as a tropical cyclone," the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement.
A high risk of flooding was forecast for Zambezia and neighbouring Nampula province, it added.
Water levels at several river basins were already above alert level, OCHA said.
Heavy rains and strong winds started to batter the area in the morning, according to the Mozambique National Meteorology Institute (INAM).
"There is already quite substantial flooding," Guy Taylor, a spokesman for the UN children's agency UNICEF, told AFP from Quelimane earlier on Saturday.
"We saw people with water in their houses, wading through knee-deep water. And that's just with this initial bit of rain."
On Friday, authorities said more than half a million people were at risk.
The storm was expected to drop up to 400 millimetres of rain over the next few days, more than twice the usual monthly rainfall.
According to the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Freddy, which formed off northwestern Australia in the first week in February, was set to become the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record.
It crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean and battered Madagascar from February 21, crossing the island before reaching Mozambique on February 24.
Following what meteorologists describe as a "rare" loop trajectory, Freddy then headed back towards Madagascar before moving once more towards Mozambique.
During the first deadly visit it destroyed, damaged or flooded more than 28,000 homes, affecting about 166,000 people.
In total, Freddy has so far killed at least 27 people - 10 in Mozambique and 17 in Madagascar.
Taylor noted concern that renewed flooding could exacerbate a cholera outbreak that has killed at least 38 people and infected almost 8 000 since September.
The disease, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting, is contracted from a bacterium that is generally transmitted through contaminated food or water.
Source: news24
