Tropical Cyclone Hidaya Causes Destruction In Coast
Tropical Cyclone Hidaya has caused destruction in the coastal region as a result of heavy rains.
On Saturday the tropical Cyclone Hidaya caused a landfall on Tanzania’s coast leaving a trail of destruction.
Pictures seen by the newsdaily.co.ke showed several houses destroyed by Cyclone Hidaya as coconut trees fell on houses as a result of the heavy rainfall and strong winds.
The worst hit region is the Mafia Island in Tanzania.
Tropical Cyclone Hidaya Causes Destruction In Coast
The heavy rainfall characterised by strong winds saw ferry services between Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam suspended for safety reasons.
According to the information given by the The Tanzania Meteorological Authority Sunday morning the Cyclone has ended and the country is now safe from the threat.
Last week on Thursday people were warned over the occurrence of the tropical Cyclone Hidaya that it was expected to cross on in the Indian ocean.
The alert on cyclone Hidaya came in the wake of heavy rains and widespread flooding that has claimed the lives of at least 188 people and displaced tens of thousands.
Tropical Cyclones are named alphabetically, meaning that Cyclone Hidaya expected to make landfall south of Dar es Salaam, will be the eighth.
Usually tropical cyclones occur over the Indian Ocean is between November and May.
Tropical cyclones typically develop at latitudes between 5° and 30° North or 5° and 30° South of the equator in tropical oceans.
They do not form within 5° of the equator because of a lack of sufficient Coriolis force. It is also because of the Hadley Cell at which the winds are deflated southwards or northwards.
In the case of Kenya, the country lies within Latitude 4° North and South hence it is safe from Tropical Cyclones.
Tropical Cyclones are usually associated with heavy rainfall is ongoing.
