Severe storm Dikeledi, currently located over the Mozambique Channel, has favourable conditions to develop, in the coming hours, into the category of intense tropical cyclone, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (INAM).
According to the forecast track, Nampula province could face significant impacts. Coastal districts such as Liúpo, Namapa, Memba, Nacala, Nacala Velha, Monapo, Meconta, Mossuril, Ilha de Moçambique, Mogincual, Angoche and Moma are in the line of danger. The storm could also affect Pebane and Gilé, in Zambézia province.
INAM forecasts winds of up to 100 km/h and moderate to heavy rain, of between 30 and 100 millimetres, within 24 hours, starting this Monday afternoon.
The population of Nampula’s coastal areas has been warned to take precautionary measures, as Cyclone Dikeledi could severely affect the Mozambican coast.
