More than 300mm of rain is also expected for the area, sustained wind speeds of 160km/h and offshore heights exceeding 10m.
"Sustained winds of 175km/h with gusts of 212km/h were recorded on Wednesday morning," said eNCA meteorologist Annette Venter.Idai will continue moving in a westerly direction toward Mozambique. Landfall is predicted to take place on Thursday evening at about 8pm just north of the city of Beira.
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)
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