2 weeks after Tropical Cyclone Cheneso kills 30 in Madagascar, the country braces for Cyclone Freddy
In its latest briefing Friday afternoon, the United Nations regional weather observation center in Reunion said Freddy, which formed two weeks ago near Indonesia, was expected to make landfall early next week with the equivalent strength of a formidable Category 5 hurricane.
STORM CHENESO PICKS UP IN MADAGASCAR, MORE FLOODING TO COME
Another cyclone, Dingani, was weakening.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent in Madagascar said it was mobilizing its teams for the cyclone.
Cyclone Freddy, right, is shown in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar on Feb. 17, 2023. (NOAA via AP)
Madagascar’s General Directorate of Meteorology has issued alerts for the Analanjirofo and Sava regions warning residents to take preventive measures as they expect a more powerful Freddy to make landfall, between Tuesday and Wednesday next week on the country’s east coast.
The mainland African coastal nations of Mozambique and South Africa, alongside Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe, were on high alert for heavy rains and thunderstorms from Freddy in the coming week.