Relief as tropical cyclone Jobo makes weak land fall in Dar es Salaam

Relief as tropical cyclone Jobo makes weak land fall in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam. Tropical Cyclone Jobo reportedly made a weak land fall on Tanzania’s coast line on Sunday after losing its momentum in the last six hours, the Tanzania meteorological Authority has said.

As a result, normalcy has returned to the commercial capital Dar es Salaam  that had braced itself for the wrath of the storm for the first time in since independence.

In a statement released early Sunday April 25,the cyclone lost its momentum as it made a land fall in areas of South of Pwani  and Dar es Salaam regions on the night of April 24 as a result its effects were not felt as earlier on expected

“The situation was as a result of continued strong winds in the direction of Cyclone Jobo. Rain clouds that accompanied the cyclone have alsospread to the sea and coastal areas of Tanzania and Mozambique, ”the statement said.

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