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Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai (/ ɪ ˈ d aɪ, ˈ iː d aɪ /) was one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere. [4] The long-lived storm caused catastrophic damage, and a humanitarian crisis in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, leaving more than 1,500 people dead and many more missing.
The cyclone killed 1,302 people across Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, making it the second-deadliest tropical cyclone on record in the Southern Hemisphere, only behind the 1973 Flores cyclone in Indonesia. Idai caused widespread and disruptive flooding, with monetary damage estimated at US$2.2 billion.
Additionally, it is the third-deadliest tropical cyclone recorded in the Southern Hemisphere, only behind 2019's Cyclone Idai and the 1973 Flores cyclone. Freddy originated from a tropical low that was located south of the Indonesian archipelago on 4 February 2023.
Guterres described Idai, which flattened homes and caused massive flooding after slamming into Mozambique near the port of Beira on March 14, as "an uncommonly fierce and prolonged storm". In ...
Cyclone Idai left death, destruction, and a sprawling inland sea in its wake. The powerful tropical cyclone -- which struck Mozambique last Thursday as the equivalent of a Category 2 or 3 ...
It ended with an annular eye and Idai again reaching the intense tropical cyclone threshold. [169] Idai attained its peak intensity on 13 March, with 10-minute winds of 195 km/h (120 mph) and atmospheric pressure of 940 hPa (27.76 inHg). [33] Idai made landfall at a coastline 40 km (25 mi) north of Beira, Mozambique on the next day. [170]
The season began with an early start, with the formation of the first tropical cyclone on 29 July, which was only recognized as a tropical cyclone during post-season analysis. This was the second time that a tropical cyclone had formed during July. The other one was Cyclone Lindsay in the 1996–1997 season.
Cyclone Idai in 2019 killed more than 1,300 people, mostly in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Cyclone Freddy left more than 1,000 dead across several countries in the Indian Ocean and southern ...