Mozambique: Multi-Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment (MIRA) - Tropical Cyclone Jude - Nampula

Overview
Tropical Cyclone Jude made landfall in Mozambique’s Nampula Province on 10 March 2025, bringing sustained winds of 120 km/h and gusts up to 195 km/h. The storm downgraded to a severe tropical storm by 11 March but continued to dump 100–200 mm of rainfall across nine provinces, including Cabo Delgado, Niassa, and Tropical Cyclone Jude brought significant destruction in Nampula, Cabo Delgado, Zambezia, Niassa, and Tete with multiple key road networks are inaccessible due to flooding, fallen debris, and structural damage. Widespread outages were reported, as power grids and telecom networks were affected.

With funding from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), humanitarian partners received rapid disbursements, enabling anticipatory and early action activities three days before the cyclone made landfall. The cyclone significantly heightened the risk of worsening the ongoing cholera outbreak.

INGD reports that as of 19 March, the total number of people affected stood at 390,000 people with 16 deaths. More than 88,000 houses were completely and partially destroyed. In terms of public infrastructure, 81 health units and 272 schools, 20 bridges and 43 water systems were affected. 73 kms of electricity wires have been damaged.

The affected provinces include Cabo Delgado, Inhambane, Nampula, Niassa, Sofala, Tete and Zambezia. The Multi Sectoral Needs Assessments (MIRA) were finalized on 17 March, across seven districts (Nacala, Nacala Velha, Meconta, Memba, Mossuril, Ilha de Mocambique, Monapo).

Hit by a third cyclone in less than two months, people in northern Mozambique continue struggling to recover from Cyclones Chido and Dikeledi, with many yet to receive full assistance as they attempt to rebuild their lives. The impact of cyclone Jude will only worsen existing vulnerabilities amid the ongoing triple crisis of conflict, climate change, and a deteriorating socio-economic situation.