Storm Freddy is gaining strength and is expected to hit the coast of Mozambique this Friday in a state of intense cyclone, with winds exceeding 160 kilometers per hour, Indian meteorological services warned.
“Meteorological conditions will deteriorate in the province of Zambézia and in the north of the province of Sofala, predicting destructive winds, including devastating storm surges, very dangerous and heavy rains,” according to the most recent bulletin of those services, on the island of Réunion. .
The provincial capital of Quelimane will be the largest urban area closest to the landfall of the cyclone, and the radius of action (about 300 kilometers) is expected to extend from Marromeu to Pebane, then inland towards Cherimane and southern Malawi.
The most critical hours will be during the night and early morning, followed by days of very intense rain, as the atmospheric depression advances inland.
This is the second time the storm has hit Mozambique: when it hit the country on February 24, it caused damage for several days and a total of ten deaths.
It is one of the longest-lasting storms on record, having formed in early February in Asian seas and crossed the entire Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa.
The Mozambican authorities call on all populations in the affected regions, living in self-built houses or in riverside areas, to leave the premises and seek refuge in designated areas.
Source: TSF
