![]() ![]() "Freddy is having a major socio-economic and humanitarian impact on affected communities. It then looped back towards the Mozambique Channel and picked up energy from the warm waters and moved towards the south-western coast of Madagascar and then back towards Mozambique. It spent several days tracking over Mozambique and Zimbabwe, bringing heavy rains and flooding. The storm first made landfall in Madagascar on 21 February and in Southern Mozambique on 24 February. Southern Mozambique received more than a year's worth of rainfall in the past month, and Madagascar got three times the monthly average in the space of a week. The ongoing rainfall will exacerbate flooding from Freddy’s first passage and from heavy seasonal rains which mean that rivers are full and ground is sodden. It warned of the risk of collapse of houses and pit latrines, and power lines. Malawi’s Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services advised people to move to higher ground, follow any evacuation orders and to avoid rivers. Malawi may receive cumulative rainfall in the order of more than 300 to 400 mm in 48 hours, causing widespread flooding and flash flooding. Rainfall is expected to total 200 to 300 mm and as much as 400-500 mm over the landing area of Mozambique and in the mountainous areas, generating likely severe floods. This is more than twice the usual monthly rainfall in a matter of days. This is the second time Freddy has made landfall in Mozambique.ĭestructive winds, storm surge and extreme rainfall have hit large areas including Northeast Zimbabwe, Southeast Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. ![]() Initial unconfirmed reports spoke of 190 deaths.įreddy made landfall in northern Mozambique in of the province of Zambezia on 11 March, according to the National Meteorological Hydrological Service (INAM). There are major socio economic and humanitarian impacts but accurate early warnings by National Meteorological and Hydrological Services and coordinated disaster management on the ground prevented even greater loss of life, thus underlining the paramount importance of Early Warnings for All. It has been a named tropical cyclone for 34 days, crossed the entire South Indian Ocean and travelled more than 8,000 kilometers. The accumulated cyclone energy (index used to measure the energy released by a tropical cyclone) is the equivalent of an average full North Atlantic hurricane season. The World Meteorological Organization is setting up an expert committee to evaluate whether tropical cyclone Freddy has broken the record as the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record. ![]()
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