L. Malawi L. COMOROS ZAMBIA Cabo Delgado
MALAWI Niassa MOZAMBIQUE
L. Cahora Tete Nampula Bassa R. Zambezi R. Shire Zambezia Boeny
ZIMBABWE Malaky
Quelimane 11 Mar
17 Mar MADAGASCAR Sofala 12 Mar
16 Mar 15 Mar
13 Mar Beira 14 Mar
Ntcheu Machinga Balaka
Zomba Zomba Blantyre City Mwanza Phalombe R. Shire Blantyre City Mulanje
Chikwawa
Nsanje
SOUTHERN AFRICA Cyclone Idai Snapshot (as of 14 March 2019)
OVERVIEW CYCLONE AND FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS Tropical Cyclone Idai has regained intensity and is expected to make landfall near Beira City in central Mozambique on the evening of 14 March, with maximum sustained winds of 180 to 190 kilometres per hour. On 14 March at 0.00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), the cyclone’s TANZANIA centre was located approximately 315 kilometres east of Beira in Sofala Province, with maximum sustained winds of 194 kilometres per hour. Tropical Cyclone Idai is forecast to bring strong winds, heavy rains and storm surge to Zambezia, Sofala, Manica and Inhambane L. Malawi L. Malawi COMOROS Provinces in Mozambique from 14 to 17 March. Heavy rain and strong winds could also affect ZAMBIA Cabo Niassa and Cabo Delgado provinces in the north of Mozambique, as well as eastern Zimbabwe Delgado and southern Malawi. Several experts predict that Cyclone Idai could be the strongest cyclone to make landfall in Mozambique since Tropical Cyclone Eline, which struck Mozambique in MALAWI Niassa MOZAMBIQUE February 2000. Flooding caused by the Tropical Cyclone Idai weather system since early March had affected more than 1 million people and caused at least 122 deaths as of 13 March. In Malawi, more L. Cahora Tete Nampula than 922,900 people had been impacted, according to the Government, with 56 deaths and 577 Bassa R. Zambezi injuries recorded. More than 82,700 people are estimated to be displaced, while rapid needs R. Shire Zambezia assessments continue in the hardest-hit areas to verify initial estimates and determine the Boeny number of people in need of immediate humanitarian assistance. Satellite imagery shows Chikawa district as particularly affected. In Mozambique, 141,000 people have been affected ZIMBABWE Malaky with 66 deaths recorded and 111 people injured, according to media reports quoting Quelimane government officials. More than 17,100 people are estimated to be displaced in Zambezia and 11 Mar 17 Mar MADAGASCAR Tete, with 10 transit centres established in Zambezia and two in Tete. More than 168,000 16 Mar Sofala 12 Mar 16 Mar 15 Mar hectares of crops have been impacted, according to media reports. 15 Mar
15 Mar 13 Mar The Mozambican authorities have issued a red alert regarding Tropical Cyclone Idai and Beira 14 Mar 14 Mar humanitarian response is ongoing in Malawi and Mozambique. In Mozambique, assistance is being provided in transit centres for people already displaced by floods, with the government providing food and non-food items, with support from local and international partners, including the private sector. However, access remains challenging due to extensive damage to roads. In Malawi, delivery of humanitarian assistance, including food and non-food items, is underway in the hardest-hit districts, led by the Government with support from local and international partners. Ntcheu Dedza Machinga Balaka KEY FIGURES* Mangochi MALAWI MOZAMBIQUE Ntcheu Zomba BalakaZombaMachinga Blantyre City Mwanza PhalombeZomba ~922,900 ~141,000 R. Shire Neno Zomba City Number of People Blantyre Mwanza Blantyre Observed Trajectory Wind Speed Zone Affected people affected people affected R.City Shire Mulanje Phalombe Blantyre City Projected Trajectory Low ((60 km/h) <10,000 Chikwawa Mulanje Thyolo >82,700 displaced >17,100 displaced Chikwawa Low Pressure System Medium (90 km/h) 10,001 -25,000 Tropical Depression High (120 km/h) 25,001 -50,000 56 deaths 66 deaths Moderate Tropical Storm Nsanje >50,000 Nsanje Tropical Cyclone Area Likely to injuries injuries Towns Rivers Lakes 577 111 Intense Tropical Cyclone be Affected
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. * All figures in this Snapshot are preliminary only and are subject to change in the coming days as further information becomes available and needs assessments are completed. Creation date: 14 March 2019 Sources: Governments of Malawi & Mozambique, UN Resident Coordinator Offices in Malawi & Mozambique, ECHO, GDACS, UNITAR , OCHA Feedback: [email protected] Twitter: @unocha_rosea www.unocha.org/rosea www.reliefweb.int