Tropical Storm “Jasmine” – the 11th named storm of the 2021/22 Southwest Indian Ocean cyclone season – made landfall near Toliara, Madagascar on April 26, 2022 with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h (68 mph)
Tropical Storm “Jasmine” formed in the Mozambique Channel on April 24, 2022, as the 11th named storm of the 2021/22 Southwest Indian Ocean Cyclone Season. The storm is expected to make landfall in an area close to Toliara, Madagascar during the afternoon hours (LT) of April 26, with maximum sustained winds up to 105 km/h (65 mph).
At least 443 people have been killed in severe floods and landslides affecting South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, particularly the city of Durban, since April 10, 2022. There are still dozens of people missing, and the death toll is expected to continue rising.
Heavy rainfall continues falling over eastern South Africa, particularly over the Province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), since April 10, causing floods and landslides. On April 12, authorities reported at least 45 fatalities across the city of Durban. An unknown number of people are missing and the death toll is expected to rise.
Tropical Cyclone "Gombe" made its first landfall in northern Madagascar on March 7, 2022, bringing heavy rains, and exited into the warm and moist environment of Mozambique Channel on March 8. On March 9, Gombe consolidated and later in the day intensified…
Tropical Storm "Gombe" formed on March 7, 2022, just east of Madagascar, and crossed the tip of the Masoala Peninsula at around midnight UTC on March 8. It then moved over Antongil Bay, and hit mainland Madagascar, bringing heavy rain. Gombe is currently…
Tropical Cyclone "Emnati" made landfall over southern Madagascar on February 22, 2022, with winds up to 135 km/h (84 mph), making it a Category 1 hurricane equivalent on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Emnati is the 5th named storm of the 2021/22 Southwest…
Tropical Cyclone "Emnati" formed on February 17, 2022, as the fifth named storm of the 2021/22 Southwest Indian Ocean cyclone season. Emnati is forecast to make landfall over SE Madagascar on February 22 potentially as an intense tropical cyclone. Emnati…
A newly formed Tropical Storm "Dumako" is moving W over the Indian Ocean and is expected to make landfall over northern Madagascar on February 15, 2022. Landfall is forecast in an area between Sava and Analanjirofo regions with maximum sustained winds of…
The number of casualties caused by the passage of Intense Tropical Cyclone "Batsiari" over Madagascar rose to 111 on Friday, February 11, 2022. Batsirai made landfall just north of the city of Mananjary, Vatovavy region on February 5, with wind speeds of…
