sa cyclone and flooding snapshot 14032019 - reliefweb
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14 Mar
13 Mar
12 Mar
15 Mar
11 Mar
Zambezia
Tete
MALAWI MOZAMBIQUE
COMOROS
MADAGASCAR
TANZANIA
ZAMBIA
Malaky
Boeny
Niassa
ZIMBABWE
L. M
alaw
i
L. Cahora Bassa
R. Zambezi
R. Shire
Nampula
Sofala
Beira
Quelimane
Cabo Delgado
16 Mar
17 Mar
Chikwawa
Ntcheu
Zomba
MachingaBalaka
Mulanje
Blantyre
Nsanje
PhalombeMwanza
BlantyreCity
ZombaCity
R. Shire
14 Mar
13 Mar
12 Mar
15 Mar
11 Mar
15 Mar
16 Mar
Zambezia
Tete
MALAWI MOZAMBIQUE
COMOROS
MADAGASCAR
TANZANIA
ZAMBIA
Malaky
Boeny
Niassa
ZIMBABWE
L. M
alaw
i
L. Cahora Bassa
R. Zambezi
R. Shire
Nampula
Sofala
Beira
Quelimane
Cabo Delgado
Mangochi
Dedza
Chikwawa
Ntcheu
Zomba
MachingaBalaka
Neno
Nsanje
MulanjeThyolo
Blantyre PhalombeMwanza
Blantyre City
Zomba City
R. Shire
CYCLONE AND FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS
14 Mar
13 Mar
12 Mar
15 Mar
11 Mar
Zambezia
Tete
MALAWI MOZAMBIQUE
COMOROS
MADAGASCAR
TANZANIA
ZAMBIA
Malaky
Boeny
Niassa
ZIMBABWE
L. M
alaw
i
L. Cahora Bassa
R. Zambezi
R. Shire
Nampula
Sofala
Beira
Quelimane
Cabo Delgado
16 Mar
17 Mar
Chikwawa
Ntcheu
Zomba
MachingaBalaka
Mulanje
Blantyre
Nsanje
PhalombeMwanza
BlantyreCity
ZombaCity
R. Shire
Number of PeopleAffected
<10,000
10,001 -25,000
25,001 -50,000
>50,000
Rivers Lakes
Medium (90 km/h)
Area Likely to be Affected
High (120 km/h)
Low ((60 km/h)
Wind Speed Zone
Low Pressure System
Tropical Depression
Observed Trajectory
Projected Trajectory
Moderate Tropical Storm
Tropical Cyclone
Intense Tropical Cyclone Towns
OVERVIEWTropical Cyclone Idai has regained intensity and is expected to make landfall near Beira City in central Mozambique on the evening of 14 March, with maximum sustained winds of 180 to 190 kilometres per hour. On 14 March at 0.00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the cyclone’s centre was located approximately 315 kilometres east of Beira in Sofala Province, with maximum sustained winds of 194 kilometres per hour. Tropical Cyclone Idai is forecast to bring strong winds, heavy rains and storm surge to Zambezia, Sofala, Manica and Inhambane Provinces in Mozambique from 14 to 17 March. Heavy rain and strong winds could also affect Niassa and Cabo Delgado provinces in the north of Mozambique, as well as eastern Zimbabwe and southern Malawi. Several experts predict that Cyclone Idai could be the strongest cyclone to make landfall in Mozambique since Tropical Cyclone Eline, which struck Mozambique in February 2000.
Flooding caused by the Tropical Cyclone Idai weather system since early March had affected more than 1 million people and caused at least 122 deaths as of 13 March. In Malawi, more than 922,900 people had been impacted, according to the Government, with 56 deaths and 577 injuries recorded. More than 82,700 people are estimated to be displaced, while rapid needs assessments continue in the hardest-hit areas to verify initial estimates and determine the number of people in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. Satellite imagery shows Chikawa district as particularly affected. In Mozambique, 141,000 people have been affected with 66 deaths recorded and 111 people injured, according to media reports quoting government officials. More than 17,100 people are estimated to be displaced in Zambezia and Tete, with 10 transit centres established in Zambezia and two in Tete. More than 168,000 hectares of crops have been impacted, according to media reports.
The Mozambican authorities have issued a red alert regarding Tropical Cyclone Idai and humanitarian response is ongoing in Malawi and Mozambique. In Mozambique, assistance is being provided in transit centres for people already displaced by floods, with the government providing food and non-food items, with support from local and international partners, including the private sector. However, access remains challenging due to extensive damage to roads. In Malawi, delivery of humanitarian assistance, including food and non-food items, is underway in the hardest-hit districts, led by the Government with support from local and international partners.
MALAWI MOZAMBIQUE
~141,000people affected
56 deaths
577 injuries 111 injuries
66 deaths
KEY FIGURES*
~922,900people affected
>82,700 displaced >17,100 displaced
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.* All figures in this Snapshot are preliminary only and are subject to change in the coming days as further information becomes available and needs assessments are completed. Creation date: 14 March 2019 Sources: Governments of Malawi & Mozambique, UN Resident Coordinator Offices in Malawi & Mozambique, ECHO, GDACS, UNITAR , OCHA Feedback: [email protected] Twitter: @unocha_rosea www.unocha.org/rosea www.reliefweb.int
SOUTHERN AFRICACyclone Idai Snapshot (as of 14 March 2019)