A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been labeled as 'dangerous' by the United Nation's weather agency on Monday as nations brace for landfall.
This image from Meteosat-9 satellite shows Cyclone Freddy, right, in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar, Feb. 17, 2023. A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been labeled as "dangerous" by the United Nation's weather agency on Monday as nations brace for landfall.
A "significant deterioration in weather conditions" is underway, Meteo France's multi-hazard early warning system predicted Monday. The weather agency said the cyclone is passing around 100 kilometres away from the islands of Mauritius then Reunion on Monday, where strong winds and dangerous seas are expected.The regional weather observation center on the island of Reunion said that Freddy is currently rushing across the ocean with average wind speeds of 205 kilometres per hour.
Mozambique will likely be struck on Friday, according to the country's national meteorology institute. The nation has already experienced widespread flooding in recent weeks, raising fears from the UN humanitarian agency that the "severe humanitarian situation in the region" may escalate. Last year, scientists were able to show that climate change worsened cyclones in southeast Africa, already a hotspot for tropical storms and cyclones.
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