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Southern Africa, Flash Update No.4: Tropical Storm Chalane (as of 29 December 2020)
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Tropical Storm Chalane is expected to strengthen overnight and make landfall in central Mozambique in the early hours of 30 December.
Chalane could hit areas of Sofala Province affected by Cyclone Idai nearly two years ago, bringing heavy rains and winds, and subsequent flooding.
After crossing Mozambique, the weather system is projected to move towards Zimbabwe, while the country is already expected to experience heavy rains ahead of the weather system’s arrival.
SITUATION OVERVIEW
Tropical Storm Chalane was located in the Mozambique Chanel on 29 December, as it continued to move west. The storm is projected to make landfall in Mozambique’s Sofala province which was struck by Cyclone Idai in March 2019 between the districts of Muanza and Buzi, near Dondo and Beira, in the early hours of 30 December 2020, with winds of 130 km/h and gusts up to 150 km/h, according to the