Mozambique to be hit by another tropical storm Reuters 2/17/2021
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A tropical storm likely to intensify into a cyclone is approaching Mozambique, South Africa s Weather Services (SAWS) said on Wednesday, battering an area hit by cyclone Eloise less than a month back.
Tropical storm Guambe is strengthening in the southern half of the Mozambique Channel with a high likelihood of torrential rain, strong winds and flooding along southern Mozambique s coast and adjacent interior regions, especially from Beira through Vilanculos and southward to Inhambane, SAWS said in a statement.
This will be the third storm to hit Mozambique s coast in as many months as climate change warms up sea water, making the low-lying areas in the country, whose ports are a gateway to land-locked African countries, particularly vulnerable.
A tropical storm likely to intensify into a cyclone is approaching Mozambique, South Africa's Weather Services said on Wednesday, battering an area hit by cyclone Eloise less than a month back.
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Severe drought continues to tighten its grip in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro, with dam levels critically low, at a combined capacity of 17.55%.
The main dams, Kouga and Impofu, have not been full since November 2015, while the city continues to see high-water usage that exceeds the current water supply.
NMB is restricted by the Department of Water and Sanitation to extract 268 million litres a day only, but it currently uses about 300 million litres a day.
Severe drought continues to tighten its grip in Nelson Mandela Bay metro with dam levels critically low with a combined capacity of 17.55%.