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Kruger National Park on high alert as tropical storm Eloise hits Mozambique
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SANParks announced on Friday that it was on high alert as tropical storm Eloise hits Mozambique.
According to reports from the South African Weather Services, various parts of the Kruger National Park (KNP) particularly in the far north, will be affected by major rainfall and strong winds this weekend, specifically on Sunday, January 24, 2021, due to the Tropical Storm Eloise. Disaster teams in the park and external roleplayers are on high alert and monitoring its path as it approaches landfall, SANParks said in a statement.
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Parts of the Kruger National Park will be hit by major rainfall and strong winds on Sunday due to tropical storm Eloise set to hit Mozambique.
According to the South African Weather Services, Eloise is expected to reach Tropical Cyclone status and make landfall near Beira in Mozambique.
Emergency teams are on standby in the park, monitoring the situation and will be activated if required.
Various parts of the Kruger National Park will be affected by major rainfall and strong winds on Sunday due to tropical storm Eloise set to hit Mozambique.
According to the South African National Parks (SANParks), disaster teams in the park and external role-players are on high alert and monitoring its path as it approaches landfall.
Tropical storm Eloise first hit Madagascar. Photo: Red Cross Madagascar
Disaster teams in the Kruger National Park, and external role players, have been put on high alert as Tropical Storm Eloise approaches. The South African Weather Services (SAWS) has warned that various parts of the Kruger, particularly in the far north, will be affected by major rainfall and strong winds over the coming weekend, specifically on Sunday, 24 January 2021 as Tropical Storm Eloise intensifies and is expected to become a Tropical Cyclone.
“Our scientists, in conjunction with the South African Weather Services are closely monitoring developments and will advise on whether we need to evacuate camps in the affected areas or not. As a precautionary measure, we have already closed all gravel roads and some facilities in the Pafuri area after heavy rains which fell in the evening of 20 January 2021,” said Managing Executive at the KNP, Gareth Coleman.
2021-01-22 15:35:52 GMT2021-01-22 23:35:52(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) South Africa is on high alert for tropical storm Eloise after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) warned that it will hit the country this coming weekend.
The SAWS said Eloise already started to affect the coastal regions of Mozambique and is expected to become a tropical cyclone on Friday night.
As she makes landfall and moves southwest overland this weekend, the system will rapidly weaken into a depression and reach the Limpopo River Valley by Sunday, bringing heavy downpours and damaging winds to the northern and eastern parts of South Africa.