Learn about employment opportunities across the UNSDG. Cyclone Eloise hits Mozambique port city, brings property damage, flooding. The province’s disaster management structures said on Saturday they were in high alert for any eventuality, while districts have activated their Joint Operation Centres to swiftly deal with any eventuality. And since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, 34,000 Mozambicans have been infected with the coronavirus, filling shelters and leaving many people displaced by Cyclone Eloíse with nowhere to go. The rainfall will later hit northern KwaZulu-Natal, the main concern is heavy rainfall, as winds won’t be a heavy impact. ?AFRICA: Big damage after #CycloneEloise lashed Beira in Mozambique early Saturday morning | ??? The UNSDG has a strengthened coordination system that works at a country, regional and global level. A deadly reminder of climate change: Cyclone Eloíse hits Mozambique hard, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Tropical cyclone Eloise has hit Mozambique not long after cyclone Idai, which struck in March 2019 and devastated more than 700,000ha of agricultural land. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is focusing its efforts on the residents of Praia Nova, in the city of Beira, one of the most affected neighbourhoods in the area. Communities in Mozambique devastated by Cyclone Eloise. He says the scale of the damage is overwhelming and the need is great. UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, is providing technical support to humanitarian partners to rehabilitate damaged public infrastructure in Sofala Province and its capital, the city of Beira. ??????????? Beira experienced massive damage on Saturday, flooding, winds of 109k/h, damage to roads and bridges, over-flooding of rivers and damage to Eskom power lines. Cyclone eloise downgrades to tropical storm in mozambique but the danger of flooding remains. Photo: Gauteng Weather Facebook. The storm damaged and destroyed farmland, vital infrastructure and thousands of homes, dealing another devastating blow to families still trying to put their lives together after Cyclone Idai struck, less than two years ago. IOM; Posted 26 Jan 2021 Originally published 26 Jan 2021 Origin View original In addition to the human and material damage, the earth's low-pressure system flooded some 142,000 hectares of land, threatening biodiversity and food security. Repairing or rebuilding damaged infrastructure will be a priority in the country’s recovery, but the UN says the most urgent needs are tents, blankets, food, drinking water, hygiene items, sanitation, and personal protective equipment to defend against COVID-19. Cyclone Hits Mozambique Port City, Brings Property Damage, Flooding More Rain falls before the landfall of cyclone Eloise in Beira, Mozambique January ⦠Parts of central Mozambique have been flooded after Cyclone Eloise struck near the port city of Beira with wind speeds of up to 160km/h (100mph). That’s the announcement from Myrta Kaulard, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Mozambique. The Mozambican port city of Beira breathed a sigh of relief Saturday as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared as it ⦠Adaptation of the original Portuguese article, written by Helvisney Dos Reis Cardoso, Communications, Reporting and Outreach Specialist, UN Mozambique. The South African Weather Service said depression Eloise is currently over the extreme northern parts of Limpopo which have resulted in heavy rain in some areas of Limpopo and Mpumalanga on Sunday. Vehicles submerged in flood waters in Beira, Mozambique on January 23, 2021. Tropical Cyclone Eloise causes extensive damage in Beira, Mozambique. Beira received 250mm (10 inches) of ⦠Mozambique is still recovering from the devastating impact of Cyclone Idai of 2019 which resulted in the death of about 1,000 people. To learn more, visit: https://mozambique.un.org/. Realistically, how long can Zuma duck and dive his day in court? Breaking out the big guns: ANC's legal eagles against Ace's pack. The UN takes all reports of possible wrongdoing seriously. Tropical cyclone Eloise weakened into an overland depression with winds late on Sunday with winds of 55km/, however, the port city of Beira the damage was done. (AP) The Mozambican port city of Beira has breathed a sigh of relief as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared as it passed through, but the danger of flooding has remained in a region still recovering from a devastating cyclone two years ago. The World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting the Emergency National Operation Centre hotline, and so far has made around 640 metric tons of food available from its warehouse in Beira. In Pictures: Cyclone Eloise displaces thousands in Mozambique Severe winds and heavy rains damaged thousands of buildings, ruined crops and displaced some 7,000 people in Mozambique. Eloise brought high-speed winds of up to 150 km/h (90 mph) followed by torrential rain over the port city of Beira, the capital of Mozambique's Sofala province, and the adjacent Buzi district. Parts of the Mozambican coastal city of Beira are under water after Cyclone Eloise hit this morning with wind speeds of 160 kilometres per hour. Translated by Carolina Lorenzo and edited by Paul VanDeCarr, Development Coordination Office. On 23 January, Cyclone Eloise made landfall in Mozambique, bringing powerful winds, torrential rain and severe flooding. Kaulard commended Mozambicans "incredible demonstration of generosity" towards those who were displaced, as even the humblest families are accommodating people in need. ALSO READ: Cyclone Idai’s death toll nears 1,000 in Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Beira experienced massive damage on Saturday, flooding, winds of 109k/h, damage to roads and bridges, over-flooding of rivers and damage to Eskom power lines. The storm displaced more than 16,000 people, damaged around 17,000 houses, and killed more than a dozen people across a few countries in southeast Africa. Making landfall near the city of Beira in the early hours of 23 January, Cyclone Eloise became the fourth tropical storm to devastate parts of Mozambique in less than two years. FEBRUARY 9, 2021. For more news your way, download The Citizen’s app for iOS and Android. Privacy Policy, Tropical cyclone Eloise: Limpopo on high alert, Cyclone Idai’s death toll nears 1,000 in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Why AB de Villiers said 'No' to the Proteas, Royal news: More heartache for the Queen & Harry and Meghan skin whitening debacle, WATCH: Find it in your heart to forgive me, Makamu asks his wife, WATCH: Leo Prinsloo parody is the gift that keeps on giving, Mbete admits to ignoring arms deal tip, says she would do it again, SA dodges huge vaccine bullet as deliveries to Africa halted, 'It's an African thing': Tammy Taylor Nails responds to ‘misleading statements’. Hugo Reichenberger, Protection Cluster Coordinator in Beira, joined an observation flight over Buzi, one of the districts most affected by Cyclone Eloíse. Tens of thousands of children expected to need humanitarian assistance in wake of powerful storm. The cyclone has since lost its strength and has been downgraded to a tropical storm, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). "When flying over Buzi,” he says, “it is difficult to imagine that this was a city because it seems that we are now flying over an ocean.”. Nearly two years after it was hit by devastating cyclones, debt-ridden Mozambiqueâs recovery effort is backsliding as it is battered by another powerful tropical storm. The Limpopo provincial disaster management structures were on high alert ahead of tropical cyclone Eloise, which is expected to hit the Vhembe, Capricorn, Sekhukhune and Mopani districts from Sunday. More than 250,000 people are estimated to have been affected by cyclone Eloise, which made landfall on 23 January in the central Sofala province, according to the UN. "It is heartbreaking to talk to those who were already rebuilding their crops, rebuilding their homes,” says Kaulard, “and went through losing everything again.”. Caption: Residents of the Praia Nova neighbourhood in Beira City seek shelter and protection from Cyclone Eloíse. January 24, 2021 Sandiswa Khumalo. The United Nations Development Program is on the ground with the government and other partners assessing damage in urban areas. News Realistically, how long can Zuma duck and dive his day in court? “All role players have been activated: Office of Premier, SAPS, SANDF, Social Development, Health, Red Cross, Public Works, Eskom and Salga,” said the Limpopo provincial government. Tropical cyclone Eloise weakened into an overland depression with winds late on Sunday with winds of 55km/, however, the port city of Beira the damage was done. © Copyright 2021 United Nations Sustainable Development Group, Photo: © UNICEF Mozambique/Ricardo Franco. Caption: Cyclone Eloíse destroyed public infrastructure, roads, health centres, classrooms, electric poles and thousands of houses. Eloise left 27 000 homes flooded; destroyed 56 000 houses and 219 000 hectares of crops, and has left 109 000 people in desperate need of humanitarian aid, according to Mozambiqueâs National Disaster ⦠?Supplied pic.twitter.com/a2t97QFnQI, — Gauteng Weather (@tWeatherSA) January 23, 2021, #CycloneEloise this is what happened in Malelane yesterday. Last Saturday’s storm came two years after Cyclone Idai hit the same area and killed 600 people. pic.twitter.com/ihL4Z66h2m, Mozambique has been through a lot .May God heal this land.#CycloneEloise pic.twitter.com/6tbcuMTbza, — RodneyTheChosen (@RodneyChosen) January 24, 2021. All Rights Reserved. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is providing affected women and girls with “dignity kits” that contain soap, panties, masks, disposable sanitary towels, and other items. People in the Mozambican port city of Beira breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared, although the danger of ⦠1/18/21 it grew to a strong tropical storm with winds ⦠JOHANNESBURG â The coastal city of Beira in Mozambique, which houses one of the countryâs most important ports, has seen mild damage to property and flooding after tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall early on Saturday, an official said in a television report. UN teams are now better enabled to support countries to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Tropical Cyclone Eloise causes extensive damage in Beira, Mozambique. In January, tropical storm Eloíse killed at least 11 people in Mozambique. The coastal city of Beira in Mozambique has seen mild damage to property and flooding after tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall early on Saturday. In 2019, Cyclone Idai killed several hundred people and displaced well over 100,000 others.. The UNSDG guides, supports, tracks and oversees the coordination of development operations in 162 countries and territories. ALSO READ: Tropical cyclone Eloise: Limpopo on high alert. Beira, Mozambique's second largest city, was swept away by a cyclone with a speed of 160 kilometres per hour (km/h), named Eloise. Residents of the northern parts of Limpopo shared on Twitter of videos of some of the heavy rains experienced in Thohoyandou and the light-moderate winds. Mozambique. Ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Eloise, the ⦠Repairing or rebuilding damaged infrastructure will be a priority in the countryâs recovery, but the UN says the most urgent needs are tents, blankets, food, drinking water, hygiene items, sanitation, and personal protective equipment to defend against COVID-19. Clockwise from top: Damaged Kingdom Hall in Chipangara; damaged Kingdom Hall in Muxungue; flooding in Sofala Province. Tropical Cyclone Eloise was the strongest tropical cyclone to impact the country of Mozambique since Cyclone Kenneth in 2019 and the second in a row of three consecutive tropical cyclones to impact Mozambique in the 2020â21 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. IOM is distributing soap and masks to the most vulnerable, and communicating the ongoing need for social distancing. On Sunday, Mozambiqueâs National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) said investigations had shown Eloise had injured 12 people and displaced 6 859. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is working closely with the Government of Mozambique, the United Nations, and the humanitarian According to UNICEF, approximately 90,000 children in central Mozambique urgently need humanitarian assistance after the cyclone. In Mozambique, where Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall on January 23, it left seven people dead, 12 injured and affected more than 262 216 others mainly in ⦠Data from the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) estimate that there are more than 219,000 hectares of agricultural areas flooded, aggravating the risk of hunger. The coastal city of Beira in Mozambique, which houses one of the country's most important ports, has seen mild damage to property and flooding after tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall early on Saturday, an official said in a television report. Multimedia Mbete admits to ignoring arms deal tip, says she would do it again, Africa SA dodges huge vaccine bullet as deliveries to Africa halted, Business 'It's an African thing': Tammy Taylor Nails responds to ‘misleading statements’. Thanks to its network of local NGOs, the Global Protection Cluster Task Team in Humanitarian Action — led by UNHCR — has provided psychosocial support in various centres that welcomed evacuated and displaced people. In late January 2021, Tropical Cyclone Eloise caused widespread damage and heavy flooding in central Mozambique. Tropical Cyclone Eloise has made landfall near Mozambiqueâs port city of Beira, which was devastated by Cyclone Idai less than two years ago. People in the Mozambican port city of Beira breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday as Cyclone Eloise caused less damage than feared, although the danger of flooding remained in a region still recovering from a devastating cyclone two years ago.. The cyclone hit an area already devastated by two successive super-storms in March and April 2019. The seventh tropical depression, fifth named storm and the second tropical cyclone of the season, Eloise's origins can be traced to a disturbance over the central portion of the South-West Indian Oceanbasin which developed into a tropic⦠2 min read A tropical cyclone that hit central Mozambique on the weekend has displaced thousands of people and caused severe flooding in an area battered by two deadly cyclones in 2019, response teams and aid agencies said. Caption: Affected community members register with WFP in Beira City. Produced by UN Mozambique. The storm also displaced approximately 43,000 people and has affected more than 440,000. That number might seem low, but the true impact is much greater. 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The three and a half hectares of sweet potatoes, rice, maize, peanuts and cassava owned by 56-year-old Amélia Chacama in Búzi district, were washed away by the intense floods that followed the Cyclone Eloise, which hit Mozambique on early 23 January, bringing powerful winds and heavy rains. Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall early morning on 23 January near Mozambique's city of Beira, causing widespread damage and flooding on a long swathe of coastline and impacting an area still recovering from Cyclone Idai. While we are still assessing the full scale of Eloiseâs devastation, an early assessment by Mozambiqueâs National Institute for Disaster Management suggests there has been notable damage in some fields. She also praised the work of government institutions, which have communicated with people in affected areas and deployed emergency workers there. Beira â Residents of Beira and surrounding areas are reeling from the impact of Cyclone Eloise, navigating streets waist deep in flood waters littered with debris in some areas, as the scale of the damage becomes more apparent. Anyone with information is strongly encouraged to report the matter. Explore and easily find UNSDG publications. Cyclone weakens in central Mozambique, but flooding a threat. “Cyclone Eloíse is a reminder of how Mozambique is exposed to the effects of climate change,” says Kaulard. The city was in the eye of ferocious Cyclone Idai, which killed more than 600 people and left ⦠© Beira was the epicentre of damage ⦠Caption: Impoverished and vulnerable families are highly exposed to both seasonal shocks (such as the annual dry season) and recurring natural disasters.
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