Idai leaves trail of destruction

Cyclone Idai has devastated much of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, impacting over 2.6m people in what could rank as one of the worst weather-related disasters in the southern hemisphere

ZAMBIA
Lilongwe
TANZANIA
MOZAMBIQUE
ZIMBABWE
SOUTH AFRICA
INDIAN OCEAN
SWAZILAND
Harare
Chipinge
Beira
Chimoio
Maputo
MADAGASCAR

Mar 4
Mar 11: Storm becomes cyclone
Path of cyclone
Mozambique Channel
Mar 16 

200km 125 miles

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RAINFALL ACCUMULATION (mm, Mar 4-18) 
50-100 100-200 200-400 400-600 > 600

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Mar 14: Cyclone Idai makes landfall near Mozambican port city of Beira with winds of up to 177km/h
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Source: NASA-GPM via European Commission (ERCC) © GRAPHIC NEWS