Tropical cyclone Dineo pounds Mozambique, nears SA
The storm, with winds gusting up to 180km/h, has killed seven people, as it moves towards SA and Zimbabwe
Lusaka/Johannesburg — Tropical cyclone Dineo pummeled Mozambique’s southern coastline near a resort town late on Wednesday, killing seven people, as it moved west towards SA and Zimbabwe, according to weather forecasters. It was the first cyclone to make landfall in the southeast African nation in almost a decade, with winds gusting up to 180km/h and rainfall expected to exceed 15cm during the 24 hours it passes over both coastal and inland areas, the Geneva-based World Meteorological Organisation said on its website. Dineo reached the coast at about 6:30pm, it said. After moving onto land, Dineo weakened significantly because it was cut off from the ocean’s heat that it needed to survive, said the South African Weather Service. It is now classified as a tropical depression. As it tracked towards the northeastern parts of SA and Zimbabwe, heavy rains would continue, the agency said. The greatest effect in SA would be overnight on Thursday into Friday morning, with heavy rains over L...
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