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Madagascar, Mayotte (France), Comoros, Mozambique - Tropical cyclone DIKELEDI, update (GDACS, Meteo France La Reunion, COGIC, media, BNGRC) (ECHO Daily Flash of 13 January 2025)

  • On 11 January, tropical cyclone DIKELEDI passed over the far northern Madagascar, on the following day it passed south of Mayotte (France) and Comoros. On 13 January at 6.00 UTC its centre was located offshore over the Mozambique Channel, approximately 75 km east of the coast of the Nampula province, northeastern Mozambique, with maximum sustained winds of 137 km/h.
  • Media report, as of 13 January, three fatalities, and around 15,200 displaced people across northern Madagascar. In addition, the Interdepartmental Crisis Management Operational Centre (COGIC) reports approximately 20,000 evacuated people across Mayotte.
  • DIKELEDI is forecast to pass along the coast of the Nampula province on 13 January, with maximum sustained winds up to 155 km/h. After that, it is expected to continue moving southward over the Mozambique Channel on 14-15 January, further strengthening.
  • Over the next 96 hours, very heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surges are forecast over most of Madagascar. The same conditions are also forecast over the next 48 hours for Mayotte, Comoros, and the central-northern coast of Mozambique.