Dar es Salaam. Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) has warned that the cyclone Ialy is strengthening from a reasonable to extreme tropical storm because it stays within the Indian Ocean.
The presence of the reasonable Ialy within the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar Island, was introduced on Friday however the up to date data launched on Sunday night indicated that it was about 680 kilometres from the east coast of Tanzania.
“The evaluation of climate techniques present that the reasonable tropical storm has strengthened to extreme tropical storm and has continued to stay within the Indian Ocean as beforehand forecasted,” TMA mentioned in a press release.
“Following its place and the space from our nation, durations of robust winds exceeding 40 kilometers per hour and waves exceeding two meters might happen within the Indian Ocean, particularly between Monday Might 20 and Tuesday Might 21, 2024,” the company said, including that rain durations are additionally more likely to be noticed over the coastal areas between Tuesday and Wednesday.
TMA additionally suggested mariners and the general public basically, to take applicable precautions and proceed to observe and think about forecast data in addition to observe steerage from specialists within the related sectors.
That is the second cyclone within the East African coast taking place in Might 2024.
Tropical Cyclone Hidaya had triggered heavy rains and winds because it rolled in the direction of Tanzania and neighbouring Kenya, international locations already battered by torrential downpours and floods which have left greater than 400 folks useless throughout East Africa in latest weeks.
The cyclone misplaced its energy on Might 4, 2024 after making landfall and there have been no casualties reported.