Cyclone Gombe in Mozambique

According to the National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction of Mozambique (INGD), Cyclone Gombe made landfall as a Category 3 Tropical Cyclone on 11 March on the coast of Mozambique between Mossuril and Mogincual districts (Nampula Province).

Preliminary impacts reported by INGD indicate that many houses and power lines were destroyed or damaged; twelve people have been reported killed, several have been injured, and overall more than thirty thousand people have been affected. Over one hundred schools were reported damaged or destroyed, one bridge collapsed, and several roads were affected.

Type of event
Flood, Storm
Location of event
Mozambique
Date of Charter Activation
2022-03-13
Time of Charter Activation
08:46
Time zone of Charter Activation
UTC+01:00
Charter Requestor
UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER on behalf of National Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction of Mozambique (INGD)
Activation ID
753
Project Management
UNITAR/UNOSAT
Value Adding
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