BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services is issuing a severe weather warning that: As from Monday 21st January 2019 to Wednesday 23 rd January 2019, heavy rains accompanied by strong winds are expected mainly over most of southern Malawi.
This is due to a deep and wide low pressure system in the Mozambique Channel which has strengthened and therefore been named Tropical storm ‘Desmond’ while located near Quelimane north of Beira in Mozambique, which is 390 kilometers away from southern Malawi border in Nsanje.
In a press statement signed by the department’s Director Jolamu Nkhokwe says by 14:00 hours on Monday 21st January the Tropical Storm was on its way to make a landfall over Mozambique, while dumping heavy rains overland including southern Malawi.
“The Storm is expected to weaken by Wednesday 23 rd January 2019. The anticipated heavy rains could cause floods including flash floods in prone areas.
Therefore, to secure property and lives, the public should take precautionary measures such as: (i) moving to higher grounds when water levels have started rising, (ii) avoid crossing flooding rivers and (iii) not seeking shelter under trees and weak infrastructures,” reads the statement.