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IOM Mozambique - Tropical Cylcone Gombe Flash Report 24 hrs (12 March)
Contact
DTM Mozambique, DTMMozambique@iom.int
Language
English
Location
Mozambique
Period Covered
Mar 11 2022
Mar 12 2022
Activity
- Other
Cyclone Gombe made landfall as a Category 3 Tropical Cyclone on Friday, March 11 on the coast between Mossuril and Mogincual districts (Nampula Province). The most hit provinces are Nampula (Angoche, Moma, Mogovolas, Mucuburi, Monapo, Ilha, Lalaua, Mossuril, Nacala Porto and Meconta) and Zambezia (Namacurra, Gile, Nicoadala, Maganja, Pebane, Molocue, Mocubela, Mopeia, Mocuba and lle), leaving many houses and power lines destroyed with an estimated affected population of 115,336 individuals. Preliminary reports confirm the activation of 6 Accommodation Centres in Nampula.