Hurricane Freddy Hits Madagascar

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Picture of hurricane Freddy got on February 21, 2023, by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-20 satellite.

The cyclone made landfall on February 21, 2023, after taking a trip for more than 2 weeks throughout the Indian Ocean.

After taking a trip for 15 days throughout the Indian Ocean, Tropical Cyclone Freddy made landfall on the east coast of Madagascar on the night of February 21, 2023.

This image reveals Freddy simply east of Madagascar at 1:50 p.m. regional time (10:50 Universal Time) on February 21. It was obtained by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-20 satellite.

As Freddy made landfall north of Mananjary around 7:20 p.m. regional time, its winds determined about 130 kilometers( 80 miles )per hour, however exact wind speeds at landfall were yet to be validated. The seaside town of Mananjary, house to 25,000 individuals, was formerly struck hard in February 2022 by the fatal Cyclone Batsirai.

Projections required Freddy to bring harmful winds, storm rise, and heavy rains as the storm moves inland. Rain might be specifically destructive in locations still recuperating from Cyclone Cheneso, which eliminated lots of individuals and left thousands homeless in the island country in January 2023.

Considering that forming near Indonesia on February 6, Freddy has actually taken a trip about 7,200 kilometers throughout the Indian Ocean, according to the UK Met Office. The 15-day life expectancy of the cyclone is uncommon; couple of cyclones take a trip up until now and are sustained for so long. The longest-lived hurricane in the southern hemisphere was Leon-Eline in 2000, which was sustained for 18.5 days and took a trip a comparable course to Freddy.

Freddy was anticipated to continue moving westward and cross into the Mozambique Channel prior to reinforcing and arriving at Mozambique later on in the week. Freddy was the 2nd cyclone to strike Madagascar throughout the 2022-- 2023 season, which ranges from around late October to May in the southwest Indian Ocean.

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