Cyclone Leon–Eline

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Cyclone Leon–Eline

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While Eline moved ashore, high winds knocked over coconut trees, destroying over {{convert|250000|ha|acre|abbr=on}} of crop fields in conjunction with the floods.{{cite web|work=Lutheran World Relief|date=2000-03-03|title=One woman ready to name her baby after the floods; 600 Mozambican families ready to build new lives|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-12|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/one-woman-ready-name-her-baby-after-floods-600-mozambican-families-ready-build-new}} The floods killed 30% of the cows in [[Gaza Province]], and about 40,000 cattle died nationwide, with many chickens and goats also killed.{{Cite web|work=Food and Agriculture Organization|date=2000-03-03|title=FAO GIEWS Special Alert No. 301: Crops wiped out by floods in southern Mozambique and affected population likely to depend on food assistance through 2000|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-17|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/fao-giews-special-alert-no-301-crops-wiped-out-floods-southern-mozambique-and}} Many schools were closed after the storm, including 308 due to damage and others that housed storm victims.{{Cite news|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=2000-03-23|title=Southern African ministers call for meeting on disaster management|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-22|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/southern-african-ministers-call-meeting-disaster-management}} The storm knocked over telegraph power lines and caused widespread power and water outages from [[Inhambane]] to Beira, while also disrupting ongoing relief efforts.{{Cite news|author=Cynthia Long|date=2000-02-23|title=Mozambique to appeal for aid in wake of Cyclone Eline|work=Disaster Relief|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-06|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-floods-ocha-situation-report-no-9}} The cities of Chokwe, [[Chibuto]], and [[Xai Xai]] all had damage to their water systems.{{Cite web|work=Action by Churches Together International|date=2000-03-08|title=Mozambique Floods: Returning to ruined homes...|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-20|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-floods-returning-ruined-homes}}
While Eline moved ashore, high winds knocked over coconut trees, destroying over {{convert|250000|ha|acre|abbr=on}} of crop fields in conjunction with the floods.{{cite web|work=Lutheran World Relief|date=2000-03-03|title=One woman ready to name her baby after the floods; 600 Mozambican families ready to build new lives|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-12|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/one-woman-ready-name-her-baby-after-floods-600-mozambican-families-ready-build-new}} The floods killed 30% of the cows in [[Gaza Province]], and about 40,000 cattle died nationwide, with many chickens and goats also killed.{{Cite web|work=Food and Agriculture Organization|date=2000-03-03|title=FAO GIEWS Special Alert No. 301: Crops wiped out by floods in southern Mozambique and affected population likely to depend on food assistance through 2000|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-17|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/fao-giews-special-alert-no-301-crops-wiped-out-floods-southern-mozambique-and}} Many schools were closed after the storm, including 308 due to damage and others that housed storm victims.{{Cite news|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=2000-03-23|title=Southern African ministers call for meeting on disaster management|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-22|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/southern-african-ministers-call-meeting-disaster-management}} The storm knocked over telegraph power lines and caused widespread power and water outages from [[Inhambane]] to Beira, while also disrupting ongoing relief efforts.{{Cite news|author=Cynthia Long|date=2000-02-23|title=Mozambique to appeal for aid in wake of Cyclone Eline|work=Disaster Relief|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-06|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-floods-ocha-situation-report-no-9}} The cities of Chokwe, [[Chibuto]], and [[Xai Xai]] all had damage to their water systems.{{Cite web|work=Action by Churches Together International|date=2000-03-08|title=Mozambique Floods: Returning to ruined homes...|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-20|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-floods-returning-ruined-homes}}


After the storm knocked over 90 power poles, about two-thirds of Beira was without power and water,{{cite report|work=Médecins Sans Frontières|date=2000-02-23|title=MSF: Mozambique, hit by the worst floods in 30 years|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-06|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/msf-mozambique-hit-worst-floods-30-years}} and two people were killed due to downed power lines.{{cite report|work=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|date=2000-02-23|title=International Appeal of the Government of Mozambique for Emergency Relief and Initial Rehabilitation|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-04|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/international-appeal-government-mozambique-emergency-relief-and-initial}} Flooding damaged the [[World Food Program]] warehouse in the city.{{cite report|work=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|date=2000-02-24|title=Mozambique - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 9|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-04|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/international-appeal-government-mozambique-emergency-relief-and-initial}} Also in Beira, the combination of strong winds and waves sank five ships in the harbor, including one at the entrance; this halted port traffic for about two weeks. Floods submerged the primary highway connecting the north and south of the country,{{cite news|agency=Xinhua|date=2000-02-22|title=Cyclone Eline Hits Central Mozambique|access-date=2014-09-03|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/cyclone-eline-hits-central-mozambique}} and damaged several other roads and rail lines, halting the region's economy by preventing movement of goods. About {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} of the rail line between [[Maputo]] and Zimbabwe was under water.{{cite web|work=IRIN|date=2000-03-06|title=Mozambique: IRIN Focus on reconstruction|access-date=2014-09-29|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-irin-focus-reconstruction}} The swollen [[Limpopo River]] isolated the town of Xai-Xai after all connecting roads and the airport were inundated, and the bridge connecting the rest of the region to the south was damaged. Water levels along the river reached as high as {{convert|11|m|ft|abbr=on}} above normal in some areas, as well as {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide,{{cite web|work=Médecins Sans Frontières|date=2000-03-01|title=Mozambique: Chokwe flood victims face dam-burst threat|access-date=2014-09-09|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-chokwe-flood-victims-face-dam-burst-threat}} which broke the record for highest crest by {{convert|3|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{cite book|title=Mozambique & the Great Flood of 2000|publisher=Indianan University Press|year=2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HWqjGAzoALYC&pg=PR16|author=Frances Christie and Joseph Halon|isbn=0-253-33978-2|page=16}} A dam broke along the river, flooding the town of [[Chokwe, Mozambique|Chokwe]] in the middle of the night and trapping several unprepared residents.{{cite web|work=World Relief|date=2000-02-27|title=Dam breaks, flooding Mozambican town; World Relief staff mounts rescue operation|access-date=2014-09-06|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/dam-breaks-flooding-mozambican-town-world-relief-staff-mounts-rescue-operation}} Flooding there surpassed the previous water depth record by {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}}, set in 1977, thus inundating the town up to ceiling of one story buildings. In the city of Inhambane, the flooded [[Save River (Africa)|Save River]] swept away several houses. Along the river, 50,000 people were unaccounted for as of March 1, many of whom were washed away.{{cite news|agency=Mail and Guardian|date=2000-03-01|publisher=ReliefWeb|title=Mozambique: Fate of flood victims hangs on meagre aid|access-date=2014-09-09|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-fate-flood-victims-hangs-meagre-aid}} In nearby Nova Mambone, thousands of people became homeless due to storm flooding, killing at least ten people.{{cite news|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=2000-02-04|publisher=ReliefWeb|title=Cyclone Kills 17 People in Mozambique|access-date=2014-09-06|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/cyclone-kills-17-people-mozambique}} About 55 people drowned in [[Sofala Province]] after rescue helicopters arrived too late to save them.{{cite web|work=World Vision|date=2000-03-01|title=Floodwaters continue to rise in Mozambique|access-date=2014-09-09|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/floodwaters-continue-rise-mozambique}} Around 20,000 people in the capital city of Maputo lost their homes.
After the storm knocked over 90 power poles, about two-thirds of Beira was without power and water,{{cite report|work=Médecins Sans Frontières|date=2000-02-23|title=MSF: Mozambique, hit by the worst floods in 30 years|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-06|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/msf-mozambique-hit-worst-floods-30-years}} and two people were killed due to downed power lines.{{cite report|work=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|date=2000-02-23|title=International Appeal of the Government of Mozambique for Emergency Relief and Initial Rehabilitation|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-04|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/international-appeal-government-mozambique-emergency-relief-and-initial}} Flooding damaged the [[World Food Programme]] warehouse in the city.{{cite report|work=United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|date=2000-02-24|title=Mozambique - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 9|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-04|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/international-appeal-government-mozambique-emergency-relief-and-initial}} Also in Beira, the combination of strong winds and waves sank five ships in the harbor, including one at the entrance; this halted port traffic for about two weeks. Floods submerged the primary highway connecting the north and south of the country,{{cite news|agency=Xinhua|date=2000-02-22|title=Cyclone Eline Hits Central Mozambique|access-date=2014-09-03|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/cyclone-eline-hits-central-mozambique}} and damaged several other roads and rail lines, halting the region's economy by preventing movement of goods. About {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} of the rail line between [[Maputo]] and Zimbabwe was under water.{{cite web|work=IRIN|date=2000-03-06|title=Mozambique: IRIN Focus on reconstruction|access-date=2014-09-29|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-irin-focus-reconstruction}} The swollen [[Limpopo River]] isolated the town of Xai-Xai after all connecting roads and the airport were inundated, and the bridge connecting the rest of the region to the south was damaged. Water levels along the river reached as high as {{convert|11|m|ft|abbr=on}} above normal in some areas, as well as {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide,{{cite web|work=Médecins Sans Frontières|date=2000-03-01|title=Mozambique: Chokwe flood victims face dam-burst threat|access-date=2014-09-09|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-chokwe-flood-victims-face-dam-burst-threat}} which broke the record for highest crest by {{convert|3|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{cite book|title=Mozambique & the Great Flood of 2000|publisher=Indianan University Press|year=2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HWqjGAzoALYC&pg=PR16|author=Frances Christie and Joseph Halon|isbn=0-253-33978-2|page=16}} A dam broke along the river, flooding the town of [[Chokwe, Mozambique|Chokwe]] in the middle of the night and trapping several unprepared residents.{{cite web|work=World Relief|date=2000-02-27|title=Dam breaks, flooding Mozambican town; World Relief staff mounts rescue operation|access-date=2014-09-06|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/dam-breaks-flooding-mozambican-town-world-relief-staff-mounts-rescue-operation}} Flooding there surpassed the previous water depth record by {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=on}}, set in 1977, thus inundating the town up to ceiling of one story buildings. In the city of Inhambane, the flooded [[Save River (Africa)|Save River]] swept away several houses. Along the river, 50,000 people were unaccounted for as of March 1, many of whom were washed away.{{cite news|agency=Mail and Guardian|date=2000-03-01|publisher=ReliefWeb|title=Mozambique: Fate of flood victims hangs on meagre aid|access-date=2014-09-09|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-fate-flood-victims-hangs-meagre-aid}} In nearby Nova Mambone, thousands of people became homeless due to storm flooding, killing at least ten people.{{cite news|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=2000-02-04|publisher=ReliefWeb|title=Cyclone Kills 17 People in Mozambique|access-date=2014-09-06|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/cyclone-kills-17-people-mozambique}} About 55 people drowned in [[Sofala Province]] after rescue helicopters arrived too late to save them.{{cite web|work=World Vision|date=2000-03-01|title=Floodwaters continue to rise in Mozambique|access-date=2014-09-09|publisher=ReliefWeb|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/floodwaters-continue-rise-mozambique}} Around 20,000 people in the capital city of Maputo lost their homes.


In addition to the floods, strong winds blew away many roofs and some entire houses made of mud,{{cite news|newspaper=Mail and Guardian|date=2000-02-23|title=250km/h wind hits flooded Mozambique|author=Chris McGreal|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-04|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/250kmh-wind-hits-flooded-mozambique}} leaving thousands of people homeless. The combined effects of the preceding floods and Eline left about 463,000 people displaced or homeless, including 46,000 children five years old or younger.{{cite web|work=Save the Children|date=2000-03-07|title=Mozambique Emergency Bulletin 3: 07 Mar 2000|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-19|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-emergency-bulletin-3-07-mar-2000}} Overall, the preceding floods and Eline caused about 700 deaths, half of whom in Chokwe.{{cite news|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=2000-04-03|title=Mozambique's flood death toll rises to nearly 700|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-29|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambiques-flood-death-toll-rises-nearly-700}} with damage estimated at $500 million (2000 USD). At least 17 people died directly due to Eline, although many bodies were washed away and unable to be counted. The cyclone and the floods disrupted much of the economic progress Mozambique had made in the 1990s since the end of its [[Mozambican Civil War|civil war]].{{cite web|work=Trócaire|date=2000-02-24|title=Trocaire launches appeal for Mozambique flood victims|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-06|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/trocaire-launches-appeal-mozambique-flood-victims}}
In addition to the floods, strong winds blew away many roofs and some entire houses made of mud,{{cite news|newspaper=Mail and Guardian|date=2000-02-23|title=250km/h wind hits flooded Mozambique|author=Chris McGreal|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-04|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/250kmh-wind-hits-flooded-mozambique}} leaving thousands of people homeless. The combined effects of the preceding floods and Eline left about 463,000 people displaced or homeless, including 46,000 children five years old or younger.{{cite web|work=Save the Children|date=2000-03-07|title=Mozambique Emergency Bulletin 3: 07 Mar 2000|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-19|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambique-emergency-bulletin-3-07-mar-2000}} Overall, the preceding floods and Eline caused about 700 deaths, half of whom in Chokwe.{{cite news|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=2000-04-03|title=Mozambique's flood death toll rises to nearly 700|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-29|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/mozambiques-flood-death-toll-rises-nearly-700}} with damage estimated at $500 million (2000 USD). At least 17 people died directly due to Eline, although many bodies were washed away and unable to be counted. The cyclone and the floods disrupted much of the economic progress Mozambique had made in the 1990s since the end of its [[Mozambican Civil War|civil war]].{{cite web|work=Trócaire|date=2000-02-24|title=Trocaire launches appeal for Mozambique flood victims|publisher=ReliefWeb|access-date=2014-09-06|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/mozambique/trocaire-launches-appeal-mozambique-flood-victims}}
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