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Mauritius on Monday grounded flights and shut its stock exchange as Tropical Cyclone Freddy approached, posing a "direct threat" to the Indian Ocean island.

Tropical Cyclone Freddy is approaching the tourism-dependent island nations of Mauritius and Madagascar before it's expected to cross into the Mozambican ...

The News24 Africa Desk is supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation. There were 20 people reported missing. Save the Children warned that Cyclone Freddy could affect about two million people living in its path and that half of those would be children.

PORT LOUIS - Mauritius was battening down the hatches on Monday as an intense tropical cyclone approached, with flights cancelled in the Indian Ocean island ...

"As Freddy approaches Mauritius, storm surge is likely to cause coastal inundation in risk areas. It said it expected the cyclone to pass around 120 kilometres from the main island Mauritius in the late afternoon. "Cyclone Freddy is an extremely strong cyclone which is a direct threat" to the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues and Saint-Brandon, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said.

Storm has been upgraded to Very Intense Tropical Cyclone with severe risk of deadly landslides.

Freddy has had a long journey across the Indian Ocean over the past few weeks, having developed into a category 1 cyclone on 6 February, just south of Indonesia. Only two other cyclones are known to have crossed the Indian Ocean: Eline and Hudah, both in 2000. With destructive winds and significant rainfall of 100-200mm possible, there will also be a severe risk of deadly landslides.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson warned that the money pledged will "scratch the surface" and he predicts that it is going to cost the taxpayers billions.

Robertson warned the money pledged so far will only "scratch the surface" of the final figure needed, which he predicts will cost taxpayers "billions of dollars." WELLINGTON - New Zealand said on Monday it was likely to cost billions of dollars to recover from Cyclone Gabrielle as the national state of emergency was extended by another week. Finance Minister Grant Robertson warned that the money pledged will "scratch the surface" and he predicts that it is going to cost the taxpayers billions.

Police confirmed 11 deaths related to the cyclone, most of those have been in Hawke's Bay. The number of people still not reachable has fallen as ...

Flights halted and stock exchange shut as tropical cyclone approaches, posing 'direct threat' to Indian Ocean island.

He urged people to take all necessary precautions, stay home and remain “vigilant”. It is therefore strictly advised not to go to sea.” “As Freddy approaches Mauritius, storm surge is likely to cause coastal inundation in risk areas.

The cost of repairing the damage wreaked by Cyclone Gabrielle could reach NZ$13.5 billion ($8.42 billion), says Finance Minister.

We are dealing with it, but we have an incredibly talented team at Church Road that pulls together no matter what situation arises.” Much of the damage has been caused by flash flooding, which has destroyed roads, rail tracks, houses and crops. Analysts say that a surge in prices looks likely following the disruption, with inflation, already running at an almost 30-year high of 7.2%, expected to climb as the country looks to repair its infrastructure. Loss of crops will also push up food prices. Chris Scott, Church Road’s regional winemaker for Hawke’s Bay, told the drinks business: “Cyclone Gabrielle has had a significant impact on the area and we will need to assess the impact to the harvest. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible.

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has made an early return home from the African Union summit in order to monitor his country's response to heavy rains and the ...

It is expected to make landfall near the Mozambican city of Beira in the early hours of Friday. It has been predicted that the cyclone would make its first landfall in Madagascar on Tuesday and is then expected to re-enter the Mozambican Channel where it is expected to rejuvenate its energy and progress towards the Mozambican coastline. Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has made an early return home from the African Union summit in order to monitor his country's response to heavy rains and the looming Tropical Cyclone Freddy.

New Zealand announces relief package worth $186m, says cost of storm could rise above $8bn.

Police have confirmed 11 deaths in circumstances related to the cyclone, most of those in Hawke’s Bay on the North Island. The interim relief package announced on Monday provides 250 million New Zealand dollars ($156m) to fix critical roads across disaster-hit regions, and a further 50 million New Zealand dollars ($31 million) in emergency support was set aside for businesses and primary producers. New Zealand’s government has extended the state of emergency it declared over Cyclone Gabrielle and announced an emergency relief package worth $186 million, as officials warned that the final cost of the deadly storm could rise above $8 billion.

Mauritius cancelled flights and closed its stock exchange Monday as an intense tropical cyclone approached the Indian Ocean island nation, bringing rainfall ...

"Sea will be high with heavy swells of the order of seven metres beyond the reefs. "Cyclone Freddy is an extremely strong cyclone which is a direct threat" to the islands of Mauritius, Rodrigues and Saint-Brandon, he said. "The public in Mauritius is advised to maintain all precautions and to stay in safe places."

A cyclone which is intensifying as it approaches the southeastern African coast has been labeled as "dangerous" by the United Nation's weather agency on ...

humanitarian agency that the “severe humanitarian situation in the region” may escalate. Cyclone Freddy is projected to reach Madagascar on Tuesday evening and hurtle toward Mozambique by the end of the week. The Mahanoro, Mananjary and Nosy Varita communes in western Madagascar will be first-hit on Tuesday. The nation has already experienced widespread flooding in recent weeks, raising fears from the U.N. Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations. A “significant deterioration in weather conditions” is underway, Meteo France’s multi-hazard early warning system predicted Monday.

As New Zealand continues to reel from the devastating aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle which has killed 11 people while authorities are still looking for ...

Meanwhile, the country’s Finance Minister Grant Robertson, who has also been appointed as the Cyclone Recovery Minister, on Monday, said that the cyclone could cost the government around $8.42 billion (NZ$13.5 billion). He previously also said that the storm has caused damage “on a scale not seen in New Zealand for at least a generation”. Additionally, the officials in Wellington, on Monday (February 20) warned that the total cost of this unprecedented storm will cross $8 billion.

Cyclone Freddy in the southern Indian Ocean is expected to slam Madagascar with life-threatening flooding and damaging winds before threatening parts of ...

[NOAA's historical hurricane tracks database](https://coast.noaa.gov/hurricanes/#map=3.12/-21.3/86.34&search=eyJzZWFyY2hTdHJpbmciOiJNYWRhZ2FzY2FyIiwic2VhcmNoVHlwZSI6Imdlb2NvZGVkIiwib3NtSUQiOiI0NDczMjUiLCJjYXRlZ29yaWVzIjpbIkg1IiwiSDQiLCJIMyIsIkgyIiwiSDEiXSwieWVhcnMiOltdLCJtb250aHMiOltdLCJlbnNvIjpbXSwicHJlc3N1cmUiOnsicmFuZ2UiOlswLDExNTBdLCJpbmNsdWRlVW5rbm93blByZXNzdXJlIjp0cnVlfSwiYnVmZmVyIjo2MCwiYnVmZmVyVW5pdCI6WyJOYXV0aWNhbCBNaWxlcyJdLCJzb3J0U2VsZWN0aW9uIjp7InZhbHVlIjoieWVhcnNfbmV3ZXN0IiwibGFiZWwiOiJZZWFyIChOZXdlc3QpIn0sImFwcGx5VG9BT0kiOnRydWUsImlzU3Rvcm1MYWJlbHNWaXNpYmxlIjp0cnVlfQ==), there has only been one other Category 1-equivalent or stronger cyclone in the southern Indian Ocean to make the entire journey from near Indonesia to Madagascar. Freddy peaked at [Category 5 intensity](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/saffir-simpson-hurricane-wind-scale-hurricane-ratings) over the weekend as it tracked across the southern Indian Ocean. [5 DIFFERENT NAMES FOR HURRICANES AROUND THE WORLD](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/5-different-names-hurricanes-around-world) Joint Typhoon Warning Center](https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html). However, its strength will be dependent upon how much the cyclone is weakened by the interaction with Madagascar's terrain. 6, when it developed off the coast of southern Indonesia. According to THAN WIND](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/water-from-hurricanes-tropical-storms-kills-more-in-us-than-wind) [hurricanes](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/difference-between-tropical-depression-tropical-storm-hurricane) in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific oceans, they are called [cyclones in the Indian Ocean](https://www.foxweather.com/learn/5-different-names-hurricanes-around-world). [Africa](https://www.foxweather.com/category/africa), especially in areas with hilly or mountainous terrain. [flooding](https://www.foxweather.com/category/flood) and damaging [winds](https://www.foxweather.com/category/wind-extreme-weather) before threatening parts of southern Africa. The origins of Cyclone Freddy go all the way back to Feb.

Government officials have reportedly told liaison officers for Pacific countries involved in the Recognised Seasonal Employment scheme of the development, after ...

The large majority of the workers are men. “The devastation is real. Some workers evacuated as a precaution before the cyclone hit. It’s very sobering.” Lua is in Hawke’s Bay this week as part of the Aotearoa Tongan Response Group and a local whanau ora provider, Akiheuho, who travelled to the regions to provide food, supplies and donations to the community. They are also offering assistance to Tongan RSE workers affected in the regions. Of those people, a total of 3352 are based in Hawke’s Bay, 660 in the Bay of Plenty and 161 in Gisborne. That also meant effectively wiping out the rest of the season for workers - many of whom travel to New Zealand and Australia under the RSE scheme to earn money for their families in the islands. The news comes after hundreds of RSE workers - many of whom live on site at orchards they work at in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne - were caught up in last week’s cyclone and subsequent severe flooding. There are nine Pacific nations involved in the RSE scheme, an initiative that started in 2007, which allows the horticulture and viticulture industries to recruit workers from overseas for seasonal work when there are not enough Kiwi workers. Country liaison for Vanuatu, Olivia Fleur Johnson, told the Herald that workers would also be sent to other regions around New Zealand to fill up gaps at different orchards and vineyards if their current employer did not have enough work for the rest of the season. Pacific seasonal workers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle are set to be offered new jobs as part of the mammoth clean-up of areas struck by severe flooding.

Joseph Ahuriri, 40, was travelling to the East Coast to visit family when the cyclone began impacting Hawke's Bay. His partner Clarissa Poi tried to contact him ...

The family is hoping someone recognises Joseph's face from a media story and reaches out. The family of a man missing in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle have spoken of their desperate search to find him, with no leads on his whereabouts. She then drove to Hastings to search for Joseph, also checking the Napier hotel he had booked in to stay at with no luck.

Document - Intense Tropical Cyclone Freddy is projected to make landfall on the eastern coast of Madagascar—likely between Mahanoro and Manakara —on 21 ...

In Madagascar, the regions of Atsinanana, Vatovavy and Fitovinany are under yellow alert (threat), while Analanjirofo, Atsimo Atsinanana, Alaotra, Analamanga, Itasy, Vakinankaratra, Amoron'i mania, Matsiatra Ambony, Ihorombe, Menabe, Beroroha, Ankazoabo, Sakaraha, Morombe and Toliara regions are under a green alert (warning), according to Meteo Madagascar. It is expected to cause locally devastating winds and a very dangerous sea state near the impact zone in Madagascar. Intense Tropical Cyclone Freddy passed about 140 km north-west of Mauritius on 20 February, bringing strong winds and dangerous sea conditions, according to Meteo France.

Parts of cyclone-stricken New Zealand could see heavy rains from Thursday as relief and recovery efforts continue and tens of thousands remain without power ...

Last week, Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread flooding and landslides, displacing hundreds of people in several regions on the North Island. So far 11 people ...

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. New Zealand to provide extra funds as recovery efforts in cyclone-hit areas continue “The devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle is immense, and there’s no getting away from the fact that life on the ground in the affected areas is really tough," said Kieran McAnulty, the country's Minister for Emergency Management, in a statement posted on the official website.

The South African Weather Service said that tropical marine systems such as Freddy weaken significantly once they move overland. 3 hours ago. Lowvelder ...

Currently, sea surface temperatures in this part of the channel are between 28°C and 29°C and will almost certainly lead to Freddy reintensifying. The SAWS said that during the latter half of this coming week, Freddy’s remnants will continue to swirl over the southern half of Madagascar. “In the light of the recent, unrelated flooding event that affected Limpopo and Mpumalanga last week, any renewed flooding over these regions could potentially be catastrophic. It is expected to make landfall along the east coast of Madagascar on Tuesday evening, February 21. “Freddy is a relatively compact but nevertheless intense system, with a central pressure estimated to be 939hPa [hectopascal] and average winds of approximately 200km/h.” The weather service said, however, that the maximum wind gusts associated with this system are likely to be significantly stronger, estimated to be about 285km/h.

Freddy is then forecast to weaken into a moderate tropical storm as it tracks west-southwestward across south-central Madagascar before exiting into the ...

21. Use extreme caution in low-lying coastal areas and near streams, creeks, and other waterways due to the potential for severe flooding and storm surge. Red heavy swell warnings (the highest level on a three-tier scale) have been issued across the eastern and southeastern coastline, and yellow warnings are in place for the northeastern and southwestern coastline. Yellow cyclone warnings (the middle level on a three-tier scale) are in place for Amoron'i Mania, Atsimo Atsinanana, Atsinanana, Fitovinany, Ihorombe, Matsiatra Ambony, Vakinankaratra, and Vatovavy regions, as well as Anosibe-An'ala District in Alaotra-Mangoro Region. Sections of the main coast road will be closed from late Feb. Tens of flights remain canceled Feb. Authorities have scheduled to resume some Air Mauritius (MK) flights at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) from the afternoon of Feb. As of early Feb. The system will then briefly strengthen into a severe tropical storm as it tracks westward over the Mozambique Channel Feb. Freddy is then forecast to weaken into a moderate tropical storm as it tracks west-southwestward across south-central Madagascar before exiting into the Mozambique Channel late Feb. As of 06:00 EAT, the storm's center of circulation was approximately 252 km (157 miles) west-northwest of Saint-Denis, Reunion. Intense Tropical Cyclone Freddy is tracking west-southwestward in the Indian Ocean northwest of Reunion early Feb.

Situation Report in English on Madagascar about Tropical Cyclone; published on 20 Feb 2023 by OCHA.

In Madagascar, the regions of Atsinanana, Vatovavy and Fitovinany are under yellow alert (threat), while Analanjirofo, Atsimo Atsinanana, Alaotra, Analamanga, Itasy, Vakinankaratra, Amoron'i mania, Matsiatra Ambony, Ihorombe, Menabe, Beroroha, Ankazoabo, Sakaraha, Morombe and Toliara regions are under a green alert (warning), according to Meteo Madagascar. It is expected to cause locally devastating winds and a very dangerous sea state near the impact zone in Madagascar. Intense Tropical Cyclone Freddy passed about 140 km north-west of Mauritius on 20 February, bringing strong winds and dangerous sea conditions, according to Meteo France.

The island nation's weather service downgraded its cyclone warning to a heavy rain watch. Durban - The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) has lifted its ...

It is, therefore, strictly advised not to go at sea,” the service’s bulletin said. (a) storm surge is likely to cause coastal inundation in risk areas. Emergency teams also braced for heavy rains, floods and landslides in four regions on Madagascar on Monday.

Tropical Cyclone Freddy was poised to strike eastern Madagascar on Tuesday, slightly weakening after brushing Mauritius with powerful winds and heavy rain, ...

Freddy is the first cyclone, and the second tropical weather system, to hit during the current season, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said. The storm will be "likely at an intense stage," packing winds of up to 120 kilometres (75 miles) per hour, it said. Located 500 kilometres (310 miles) away, the storm was expected to make landfall on the island's eastern coast on Tuesday evening, the UN's disaster agency OCHA warned.

Southern African nations including Mauritius, Madagascar, Malawi and Eswatini are bracing for tropical Cyclone Freddy. Mauritius has grounded flights and ...

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Cyclone Freddy is projected to reach Madagascar on Tuesday evening and hurtle toward Mozambique by the end of the week. The tropical cyclone is equivalent ...

humanitarian agency that the "severe humanitarian situation in the region" may escalate. Cyclone Freddy is projected to reach Madagascar on Tuesday evening and hurtle toward Mozambique by the end of the week. The Mahanoro, Mananjary and Nosy Varita communes in western Madagascar will be first-hit on Tuesday.