Cyclone Chalane hit Mozambique, leaving much less damage than previous storms
Illustration of the path followed by Cyclone Chalane – satellite image / screen shot Windy Forecast – 28 December 2020 The central Mozambican provinces of Sofala and Manica were hit by cyclone Chalane on 30-31 December. After the devastating experience of Cyclone IDAI in March 2019, which killed more than 600 people and caused extensive destruction in the city of Beira, Mozambique was preparing for the worst. Fortunately, the storm reduced in intensity, going from severe to moderate, and only caused intense rainfall with minimal destruction of infrastructure, according to the newspaper Notícia...