Tropical Cyclone Chido is expected to affect multiple countries in Southern Africa, potentially impacting approximately 2.5 million people across Mozambique, Malawi and the Comoros.
The cyclone already has hit Mayotte with extreme wind conditions and is expected to make landfall in northern Mozambique on Monday.
In the Comoros, the cyclone caused damage to five homes with a search operation for 11 missing fishers in Ngazidja.
Mozambique is preparing for the cyclone’s landfall, with red alerts issued for Cabo Delgado and Nampula provinces.
The cyclone is expected to gradually dissipate near Zimbabwe by December 17, with heavy rainfall potentially affecting multiple countries in the region, including Angola, Botswana, DRC, Eswatini, Tanzania and South Africa.
