Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall near Beira City in Sofala Province, Mozambique in the early hours of 23 January. The tropical storm caused widespread destruction, mainly in the eastern parts of SA including Mpumalanga, parts of Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal. Localised flooding caused by tropical storm Eloise is wreaking havoc in Limpopo, washing away bridges and leaving several houses and vehicles submerged. © 2021 Arena Holdings (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved. The situation. Disaster authorities report that 6 people have died in Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in Sofala Province early on 23 January 2021. Cyclone Eloise’s path of destruction in South Africa Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in Mozambique on Saturday, with the outer bands of the storm sweeping across South Africa, … Figure 1: A geostationary satellite image (Meteosat Second Generation) of southern Africa at … Weather experts in South Africa are bracing for heavy rains over the next few days should a tropical depression developing offshore Madagascar make its way towards Mozambique and other parts of south-eastern Africa. The government has declared tropical storm Eloise a national disaster. The storm has made landfall as expected in Sofala Province, Mozambique, on Saturday, 23 January. Tropical Cyclone Eloise threatens southern Africa Tropical Cyclone Eloise is expected to strengthen as it approaches Mozambique, creating a wind and flood threat across portions of … Road users cautioned as weather service warns of disruptive rain in four ... Death toll from storm Eloise rises to 21 across southern Africa, IN PICTURES | Red waters flow into Northern Cape town as flood hits, KHULEKANI NGCOBO | There's no vaccine for climate change. Disruptive rainfall is again expected at the weekend and into early next week. In Limpopo, Mpumalanga and parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the storm washed away bridges and left houses and vehicles submerged. by | Jan 19, 2021 | News. Tropical storm Eloise will cross transmission lines which import approximately 1 000 MW of power into South Africa from Mozambique. All southern African countries are on high alert as Severe Tropical Storm Eloise has intensified significantly in the past 24 hours, and is expected to grow stronger. Forecasters believe it will now move toward Zimbabwe, Botswana and South Africa. While the storm will lose strength as it heads inland, the winds and rain could damage some of South Africa’s coal plants that lie in the storm’s … Cyclone Eloise is edging closer to South Africa after wreaking havoc in in Mozambique. Head out on safari with Nick and Emily as they get back on the game vehicle and out into the bush to discover some of South Africa… Localised flooding caused by tropical storm Eloise wreaked havoc in parts of South Africa. Localised flooding caused by tropical storm Eloise wreaked havoc in parts of South Africa. “Emanating from the classification of this occurrence as a national disaster ... the primary responsibility to co-ordinate and manage this disaster, in terms of existing legislation and contingency arrangements, is designated to the national executive.”. The bridges at Tshitavhadulu and between Tshedza and Vuvha villages have been damaged. WHO working on accelerating the rollout of vaccines in Africa: Ghebreyesus, JCC decision against Mogoeng must be taken on review: SA Zionist Federation, DA to lodge formal complaint against ANC, EFF over eNCA mask saga, Senzo Meyiwa’s murder accused back in court, Government accused of lying to the public over J&J vaccine rollout, President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation at 20h00, Bhanga calls for Gqeberha name to be reversed to Port Elizabeth, Debate over proposed amendments to Pension Fund Act heating up, Msunduzi Municipality uncovers over one hundred of ghost workers in its payroll, Limpopo teenager lands a job while assisting job seekers, Seven Limpopo schools record 0% pass rate, Lesedi FM’s ‘Ba2Cada’ to appear in court on Monday, 2020 Matric results due to be released on Monday, Education department warns schools against charging illegal registration fees, SA warned against bystander syndrome on issues of women leadership, WHO warns of third and fourth waves of COVID-19, Kenya begins vaccinating healthcare workers, Tiger Woods was found unconscious, documents say. The decision, in line with the Disaster Management Act, was contained in a government gazette published on … The SA Weather Service on Wednesday warned about the possibility of heavy downpours in some parts of Limpopo, Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal from Sunday as tropical storm Eloise moves into SA. After making landfall in Mozambique, tropical storm Eloise is forecast to travel inland to southern Zimbabwe, eastern South Africa and far eastern Botswana.