Zim closely monitoring Cyclone Freddy

THE Meteorological Services Department (MSD) says it is closely monitoring Cyclone Freddy, which has been tearing across the Indian Ocean since developing off the Australian coast late last week.

The cyclone’s eye is currently ploughing the ocean north of Mauritius and Reunion, driven by winds of over 200 kilometres per hour as it heads straight for southern Madagascar and is expected to make landfall on mainland Africa south of Mozambican port city of Beira late this week.

In mainland southern Africa, Cyclone Freddy is anticipated to trigger heavy rains in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

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