Tropical storm Eloise enters Mozambique Channel

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 TROPICAL storm Eloise is expected to enter the Mozambique Channel today.

Météo-France said Eloise had been evolving since yesterday afternoon. The storm was still on land, but near the north-west coast of Madagascar and was already showing signs of re-intensification.

The meterological agency said Eloise would bring dangerous weather such as heavy rain and strong winds which would sweep through the northwestern region of the island from north to south.

“Eloise now presents a serious threat to the coast of Mozambique at the end of week. Eloise is expected to become a very dangerous cyclone with impacts that can be felt at a distance from the centre. This will concern a large portion of central and southern Mozambique,” said Météo-France.

At noon yesterday Meteo Madagascar said that with the crossing of the residual Eloise vortex from east to west, generalised heavy rain would affect several districts of the northwest coast until this morning. The amount of rainfall could exceed 100mm over 24 hours or even more than 150mm in places. There were fears of widespread flooding. A secondary risk of landslides depended on local vulnerabilities.