- Tropical cyclone JUDE reached the Mozambique channel after it crossed northern-central Mozambique on 12 March. On 13 March at 0.00 UTC, its centre was located approximately 70 km south-east of Chinde town, Zambezia Province and 750 km north-west of the south-western coast of Madagascar with maximum sustained winds of 63 km/h (tropical storm).
- According to to preliminary reports by the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD), in Mozambique 100,410 people were affected, 9 people died and 20 were injured, more than 20,000 houses were totally or partially destroyed as well as 28 health centres and 59 schools. Media reported that in Malawi two people have been injured, 1,421 displaced and 3,500 affected across eight councils.
- On 10 March, the Copernicus Emergency Management Service was activated in rapid mapping mode (EMSR793) three maps had been produced so far.
- JUDE is forecasted to move south-east over the Mozambique channel on 13-14 March, lightly strengthening, and to make landfall between 14 and 15 March over south-western Madagascar.
- On 13-14 March, heavy to very heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected over southern Malawi and central-northern Mozambique as well as on 15-16 March over most of southern Madagascar.
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