Mozambique: Red Alert Decreed As Cyclone Approaches

Maputo — The Mozambican government's Disaster Management Coordinating Council (CCGC), meeting in extraordinary session in Maputo on Wednesday, decreed a red alert, the highest state of disaster readiness, in light of the approach of Cyclone Kenneth to the northern Mozambican coast.

The cyclone formed in the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar, about three days ago. It is now approaching the Comoros, and is projected to continue heading west, making landfall on the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado on Thursday evening.

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