NAIROBI (Halbeeg News) – A new cyclone is likely to hit parts of East Africa this week, the weather forecast has warned.
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth passed over Comoros, with wind gusts topping 200 kilometers an hour.
The storm, brewing in the Indian Ocean, is expected to strengthen as it heads toward the East African coast near the border between Mozambique and Tanzania.
According to BBC, thousands of residents in Tanzania and Mozambique are bracing for the touchdown of the cyclone – which is barrelling towards land with winds of 205km/h (125mph) and torrential rain.
The amount of rainfall expected, can result in life-threatening flooding and lead to homes being inundated by floodwaters, according to AccuWeather Inc.
Landfall may occur as early as noon on Thursday near the Tanzania and Mozambique border.
The forecaster warns locations from Lindi, Tanzania to Pemba in Mozambique may experience the worst of the storm.
“Further strengthening is possible into Thursday as the storm approaches the southern coast of Tanzania and northern coast of Mozambique,” AccuWeather says.
The cyclone comes barely a month after the southern Africa region was hit by Cyclone Idai leaving a trail of destruction and over 1,000 people dead in Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.
In Mozambique, Cyclone Idai made landfall on March 14 killing 602 people and left 1,641 injured.
The storm then hit eastern Zimbabwe on March 16 where 344 people died and 200 others were left nursing injuries.
Malawi was also affected by the heavy rains and flooding as a result of Cyclone Idai where 60 people died and 672 were injured.
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