The Zimbabwean government on Wednesday ordered precautionary measures be implemented due to tropical cyclone Freddy, which is expected to hi...
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The Zimbabwean government on Wednesday ordered precautionary measures be implemented due to tropical cyclone Freddy, which is expected to hit the country by the end of this week.
The government ordered boarding and day schools in areas on the path of the cyclone to suspend on Friday and directed artisanal miners to avoid going underground. It also urged citizens to avoid crossing flooded rivers.
Public transport would operate daytime only during the cyclone period, said Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa during a post-cabinet media briefing.
She warned that the cyclone would mainly affect the eastern, southern and central parts of the country.
Mutsvangwa added that evacuation centers have been set up while boarding schools are urged to shelter pupils in buildings with secure roofs, among other preventive measures.
"Cabinet would like to assure the nation that all these measures are meant to avoid unnecessary loss of life," Mutsvangwa said.
At least four people were killed in Madagascar after Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall late Tuesday, ripping off house rooftops and bringing heavy winds and torrential rain, local media reported Wednesday.
According to daily Madagascar Tribune, the cyclone landed in the east coast at about 7.20 p.m. local time (1630GMT) north of Mananjary, a coastal town.
It said significant damage was recorded in Mananjary, a city of about 25,000 people which has already been heavily impacted by Cyclone Batsirai last year. Batsirai killed more than 130 people across the Indian Ocean island.
Madagascar is also still recovering from last month’s Tropical Cyclone Cheneso, which devastated the country leaving some 30 people dead.
More than 7,000 people have already been displaced in the Vatovavy region, according to Madagascar Tribune citing the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management.
Cyclone Freddy is expected to make landfall in Mozambique and later move into Zimbabwe, as it could impact about 2.6 million people, according to the UN. - Online Sources
Public transport would operate daytime only during the cyclone period, said Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa during a post-cabinet media briefing.
She warned that the cyclone would mainly affect the eastern, southern and central parts of the country.
Mutsvangwa added that evacuation centers have been set up while boarding schools are urged to shelter pupils in buildings with secure roofs, among other preventive measures.
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At least four people were killed in Madagascar after Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall late Tuesday, ripping off house rooftops and bringing heavy winds and torrential rain, local media reported Wednesday.
According to daily Madagascar Tribune, the cyclone landed in the east coast at about 7.20 p.m. local time (1630GMT) north of Mananjary, a coastal town.
It said significant damage was recorded in Mananjary, a city of about 25,000 people which has already been heavily impacted by Cyclone Batsirai last year. Batsirai killed more than 130 people across the Indian Ocean island.
Madagascar is also still recovering from last month’s Tropical Cyclone Cheneso, which devastated the country leaving some 30 people dead.
More than 7,000 people have already been displaced in the Vatovavy region, according to Madagascar Tribune citing the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management.
Cyclone Freddy is expected to make landfall in Mozambique and later move into Zimbabwe, as it could impact about 2.6 million people, according to the UN. - Online Sources
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