Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for CHALANE-20 in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Botswana from 24 Dec 2020 18:00 UTC to 30 Dec 2020 06:00 UTC

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Overall Green Tropical Cyclone for CHALANE-20

in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Botswana

Event summary

Tropical Cyclone CHALANE-20 can have a low humanitarian impact based on the maximum sustained wind speed, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	TC 1000755
Name	CHALANE-20
From - To	24 Dec - 30 Dec
Exposed countries	Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Botswana
Exposed population	No people in Category 1 or higher
Maximum wind speed	111 km/h Tropical storm
Maximum storm surge	1.1 m (30 Dec 05:00 UTC)
Vulnerability	High (Madagascar)

GDACS Score

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	Wind	Storm surge	Rainfall	GDACS score
GDACS JTWC	n.a	1.1 m	n.a.	0.5
Single TC: maximum expected impact (wind, storm surge, rainfall)
HWRF	155 km/h	1.3 m	451 mm	0.5
GFS	148 km/h	1.1 m	492 mm	0.5
ECMWF	72 km/h	1.3 m	366 mm	0.5

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Latest media headlines

Mozambique storm death toll rises to 7 Africa 14 min ago 1/2/2021 11:18:00 AM.

In Sofala, Manica and Zambézia, storm Chalane has left at least 10 people injured.

Le Zimbabwe à l’abri de la dépression tropicale Chalane 1/1/2021 1:53:00 PM.

Harare – Le département du service météorologique zimbabwéen (MSD) a indiqué que le pays était désormais à l’abri de la dépression tropicale Chalane qui s’était approchée du Zimbabwe fin décembre. Dans un communiqué, MSD a fait savoir que l

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Southern Africa, Flash Update No.6: Tropical Storm Chalane (as of 31 D.. 1/1/2021 11:09:00 AM.

After making landfall in Muanza district, central Mozambique, in the early hours of 30 December, Tropical Storm Chalane tracked inland and entered Zimbabwe as a tropical depression. The depression has brought rains and thunderstorms to Zimb

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UK donates US$340,000 towards Chalane storm 1/1/2021 8:55:00 AM.

THE United Kingdom (UK) government has donated US$340 000 towards tropical storm Chalane victims in hard hit areas. British ambassador to Zimbabwe Melanie Robinson announced the donation in a statement posted on the embassy's Twitter accoun

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