Cyclone Intensifying

Click below to see a pic and story of 60m of missing road… http://www.mozguide.com/index.php/news/164-en1-closed-between-palmeira-as-macia Possibly the meanest cyclone ever… http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/tropical-cyclone-funso-still-a/60597 From the Mayor of Quelimane… https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150271832792152.376785.741227151&type=1 Warm water is a big part of the problem… http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76995&src=nhrss From the US navy… http://www.usno.navy.mil/NOOC/nmfc-ph/RSS/jtwc/warnings/sh0812.gif Summary: This could be as bad as Demoina was. Take precautions. Travel may be … Read more

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Cyclone Funso Update

http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/si201208.html The above link paints a picture…but Funso seems to have a mind of it’s own. The EN1 is definitely closed for repairs from flood damage, and is purported to stay closed for three more days whilst temporary repairs are being effected. All flights have been suspended for 10 days. The weather is great in Inhambane and … Read more

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Cyclone Funso hits Pebane

Cyclone Funso has hit the coastal town of Pebane. Houses are being flattened and trees uprooted. Pebane is cut off completely, and has no power. http://www.mozguide.com/index.php/news/162-cyclone-funso-hits-zambezi-delta This is getting serious…

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Cyclone Predictions

With Magic Seaweed and Windguru struggling to agree on this cyclone, I am sure relieved it’s not my job! At this point Cyclone Funso is attacking the Pebane area…but it does seem to be drifting back out to sea. http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=155129 http://magicseaweed.com/Mozambique-Madagascar-MSW-Surf-Charts/57/ The road through Palmeira (just north of Maputo) has been washed away…Megan Duff tells … Read more

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A Lucky Blessing…

A “Lucky Blessing” and a dream come true – Theo Erasmus, Leon Fourie, Bloemfontein South Africa (Version 1 =  3 Jan 2012) It has always been a dream of mine to catch a marlin; actually it goes back much further than that. It has always been a dream of my father to catch a marlin. … Read more

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