Reports

Background Agricultural production in Madagascar is primarily based on rainfed systems and, therefore, heavily influenced by variations in precipitation patterns. The east coast and highlands generally experience abundant rainfall, while rainfall drops to less than 500 mm…

On 16 January, tropical cyclone DIKELEDI continued southeastward over the southern Indian Ocean, well off the coast of southern Madagascar, with maximum sustained winds up to 201 km/h. On 17 January at 6.00 UTC its centre…

Highlights • Cumulative rainfall from October to early January has varied, with large rainfall deficits in Madagascar, southern and northern Mozambique, Malawi, western South Africa, southern Tanzania, and parts of Zambia. Eastern Madagascar experienced its driest October-to-December…

Tropical cyclone DIKELEDI is moving south-west over the southern Indian Ocean after it moved almost 200 km west of the south-western coast of Madagascar. Following its passage on 11 January in Madagascar and 13-14 January over…

HIGHLIGHTS • Initial reports indicate that more than 7,000 people have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi in Madagascar. Over 1,000 houses have been damaged, 203 destroyed. • Displacement sites have been vacated in the north of Madagascar…

Tropical cyclone DIKELEDI is moving southwards in the Mozambique Channel after it made landfall over northern Nampula province, northeastern Mozambique. On 15 January at 6.00 UTC its centre was located 306 km west of Morombe urban…

Résumé exécutif en français Le contexte : Madagascar, quatrième plus grande île du monde, est l’un des pays les plus vulnérables au changement climatique. Situé dans le bassin sud-ouest de l’océan Indien, le pays subit fréquemment des…

On 13 January, tropical cyclone DIKELEDI continued westward over the Mozambique Channel and made landfall south of the Nacala city, northern Nampula province, northeastern Mozambique around 12.00 UTC, with maximum sustained winds up to 158 km/h.…

HIGHLIGHTS Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi made passage in the north of Madagascar on 11 January, causing heavy rainfall and strong winds. Over 5,000 people were affected including three deaths and 352 people displaced while 750 children are out of…

On 11 January, tropical cyclone DIKELEDI passed over the far northern Madagascar, on the following day it passed south of Mayotte (France) and Comoros. On 13 January at 6.00 UTC its centre was located offshore over…