Africa-Press – Mozambique. A storm that hit Madagascar today is highly likely to enter the Mozambique channel in the coming days, the National Institute of Meteorology (INAM) has announced, urging citizens to be on the look-out for further warnings
“Current projections indicate that this weather system could reach Madagascar and has a strong potential to reach the Mozambique Channel,” INAM said yesterday in a statement.
“INAM continues to monitor” the situation and “calls on the population to continue to follow the warnings issued by the authorities”, it added.
According to the French Meteorological Centre for Mauritius, which tracks cyclonic activity in the southwestern Indian Ocean, the atmospheric depression was named Gombe when it reached the level of a moderate tropical storm.
The weather system could evolve into the ‘cyclone’ category and approach the coast of Nampula province over the coming weekend. (Friday or Saturday).
According to the most recent report by the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD), 72 people have already died in Mozambique in the current rain/cyclone season, which officially lasts from October 1 to the end of April.
Most of the deaths were caused by landslides and floods, with others resulting from lightning and fires.
Until the end of the season, awareness-raising actions will continue to urge the population to stay away from flood areas and ensure that food and other essential items are kept safe.
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