Tropical Cyclone Jokwe Reaches Category 3 Strength

Tropical Cyclone Mozambique is making landfall in Mozambique as a Category 3 hurricane, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

The storm gained more strength than had been predicted in the two days since it brushed Madagascar as a Category 1 storm.

But the storm is expected to lash Mozambique with winds of 115 mph, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

"The National Institute of Meteorology said the risk of flooding was low as the rains would hit coastal areas and flow into the ocean. Shipping would however be affected," the World Meteorological Agency reported. "Flooding earlier this year forced tens of thousands of people in Mozambique to flee their homes."

Meanwhile, the damage done by the last hurricane in the region, Tropical Cyclone Ivan, is still being felt in Madagascar. The death toll from that storm increased by another 10 people, to 93, and the total number of homeless is well over 330,000, according to Reuters.

Tropical Cyclone Jokwe is making landfall in Mozambique as a Category 3 hurricane
Joint Typhoon Warning Center