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• On 12 December, Tropical Cyclone Chido reached its peak, sustaining wind speeds of 250km/h, later weakening to 185km/h as it made landfall in Mozambique (OCHA 15/12/2024; Zoom Earth accessed 16/12/2024; NASA accessed 17/12/2024).
• On the morning of 15 December, Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall in Cabo Delgado province, northern Mozambique, as a Category 4 cyclone.
The cyclone caused high winds, heavy rainfall, and an increased risk of coastal flooding (OCHA 15/12/2024).
• By 17 December, 128,000 people (90,000 of whom are children) had been affected in Cabo Delgado province and 46,000 in Nampula province (OCHA 17/12/2024 a; UNICEF 17/12/2024). By 18 December, 45 people have been reported dead and nearly 500 injured nationwide (The Hindu 18/12/2024).
Figures may increase as recovery efforts continue.
CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW
• Cabo Delgado and Nampula are the most severely affected provinces.
In Cabo Delgado, the districts of Ancuabe, Ilha de Ibo, Mecúfi, Meluco, Metuge, and Quissanga, as well as Pemba city, have been most affected, while Nampula’s Erati, Meconta, Memba, Monapo, Mogincual, Mossuril, Muccate, Nacala Velha, and Nacaroa districts, alongside Mozambique Island, Nacala, and Nampula city municipalities, have been worst hit (OCHA 15/12/2024). By 15 December, there remained no precise estimate of the extent of Chido’s damage. Precise figures of infrastructural damages require verification (OCHA 15/12/2024; STC 15/12/2024).
• Before making landfall in Mozambique, Cyclone Chido affected the Comoros Islands, Madagascar, and Mayotte before weakening in intensity.
By 18 December, information on the exact extent of damage in all affected countries remained available, as assessments were still underway.
• Mayotte is the worst affected country, with 21 dead, 830 injured (45 in critical condition), and 100,000 displaced to 70 emergency centres by 17 December (AJ 16/12/2024; ECHO 16/12/2024; AP 17/12/2024). In Madagascar, the cyclone brought heavy rainfall and damaged houses. By 16 December, data on the extent of this damage remained unavailable (AJ 16/12/2024).
In Comoros, Chido injured five people and affected more than 64,000 others. Nine schools and 218 houses sustained damage or destruction, while approximately 45% of agricultural crops had also been damaged by 17 December (OCHA 17/12/2024 b). In Malawi, the cyclone affected nearly 35,000 people and caused seven deaths (OCHA 17/12/2024 b).