Mnangagwa Warns of Another Cyclone
December 24, 2020
President Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday warned the Southern African region could soon be hit by yet another cyclone, almost two years after the region was ravaged by Cyclone Idai which killed over 1 300 people in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi.
Speaking in Chivi Wednesday while commissioning an irrigation scheme in Chombwe area, President Mnangagwa reportedly said Cyclone Chalene was likely to strike the region again.
A tweet by Jamwanda, widely believed to be presidential spokesperson George Charamba’s account, read, “The President forewarned Zimbabweans that Southern Africa is likely to be visited by Cyclone Chalene in the next few days. Zimbabwe was hit by Cyclone Idai a few years back.”
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By Anna Chibamu
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa Wednesday warned the Southern African region could soon be hit by yet another cyclone, almost two years after the region was ravaged by Cyclone Idai which killed over 1 300 people in Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi.
Speaking in Chivi Wednesday while commissioning an irrigation scheme in Chombwe area, President Mnangagwa reportedly said Cyclone Chalene was likely to strike the region again.
A tweet by Jamwanda, widely believed to be presidential spokesperson George Charamba’s account, read, “The President forewarned Zimbabweans that Southern Africa is likely to be visited by Cyclone Chalene in the next few days. Zimbabwe was hit by Cyclone Idai a few years back.”
Another cyclone to hit Zimbabwe
BY JAIROS SAUNYAMA
ZIMBABWE is reportedly set to experience another tropical cyclone that will result in massive flooding, especially in Manicaland province.
The tropical storm, named Cyclone Chalane, according to the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) is likely to follow the path of Cyclone Idai, which occurred in March last year and left a trail of destruction in eastern Zimbabwe.
Thousands of people, especially in Chimanimani, Chipinge and some parts of Masvingo, were displaced while more than 500 others reportedly died.
About 300 people are still missing since the occurrence of Cyclone Idai.
“The MSD is monitoring a weather system in the Indian Ocean that might develop into a tropical cyclone. It is predicted to move towards the Mozambique coast by December 30, 2020,” read the MSD notice.