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- Intense Tropical Cyclone Leon–Eline was the longest-lived Indian Ocean tropical cyclone on record, traveling over 11,000 km (6,800 mi) during its 29‑day trek through the Indian Ocean, throughout the entire month of February. The cyclone formed on February 1, 2000, in the Australian basin as Tropical Cyclone Leon, and was renamed Eline after crossing 90° E into the South-West Indian Ocean; there, the Météo-France office in Réunion (MFR) tracked the storm's movement and intensity. Late on February 17, Eline made landfall near Mahanoro, Madagascar, with 10‑minute winds of 165 km/h (103 mph). The storm rapidly weakened over land, but restrengthened in the Mozambique Channel to reach peak 10‑minute winds of 185 km/h (115 mph), making it an intense tropical cyclone. On February 22, Eline made landfall about 80 km (50 mi) south of Beira, Mozambique, near peak intensity. Eline quickly weakened over land as it moved across Southern Africa, finally dissipating over eastern Namibia on February 29. While moving across much of the Indian Ocean, Eline brought high waves, gusty winds, and rainfall to several islands. When Eline struck Madagascar, the country was in the midst of a cholera epidemic that killed over 1,000 people. Eline directly killed at least 64 people in the country. Tropical Storm Gloria struck Madagascar 13 days later, compounding the damage and making it difficult to discern the individual effects. Damage from Eline was estimated at $9 million (USD), and collectively the two storms killed 205 people and left another 10,000 homeless. In the region around Vatomandry where Eline made landfall, 65% of houses were damaged, 90% of crops were lost, and 75% of health facilities were wrecked. Before Eline's final landfall, Mozambique's worst floods since 1951 had killed about 150 people. The additional rainfall and flooding from Eline created the country's worst natural disaster in a century, and disrupted ongoing relief efforts. The combined effects destroyed over 250,000 ha (620,000 acres) of crop fields and killed 40,000 cattle. The Limpopo River reached 15 km (9.3 mi) wide and 11 m (36 ft) above normal in some areas, which isolated the town of Xai-Xai. A dam broke along the river, flooding the town of Chokwe in the middle of the night and trapping several unprepared residents; this accounted for nearly half of the death toll. About 55 people drowned in Sofala Province after rescue helicopters arrived too late to save them. 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. The combined effects of the preceding floods and Eline left about 329,000 people displaced or homeless, killed around 700 people, and caused an estimated $500 million (USD) in damage. The flooding disrupted much of the economic progress Mozambique had made in the 1990s since the end of its civil war. Elsewhere in Southern Africa, Eline brought strong winds and heavy rainfall when it crossed into eastern Zimbabwe. Rivers overflowed their banks in the country, damaging crops and houses while leaving 15,000 people homeless. The storm killed 12 people in the country. Flooding from the storm extended southward into Swaziland and South Africa. In the latter country, Eline dropped 503 mm (19.8 in) of rainfall in Levubu over three days, causing the Limpopo River to reach its highest level in 15 years. Officials opened dams along the river to prevent structural damage, which caused higher levels along the river to the east. At least 21 people died in the country, and about 80,000 people were left homeless. Damage in Limpopo Province alone was estimated at $300 million (USD). To the north, Eline dropped about 90 mm (3.5 in) of rainfall in southern Malawi, while gusty winds caused a power outage in Blantyre. Farther west, rainfall rates of 50–100 mm (2.0–3.9 in) were reported in Botswana. (en)
- Cyklonen Leon-Eline var en kraftfull och långlivad cyklon i Indiska oceanen som i februari 2000 orsakade stor förödelse på Madagaskar och i Moçambique, innan den klingade av över Zimbabwe. Cyklonen upptäcktes först den 3 februari 2000 söder om Java. Den fick av de australiensiska meteorologiska myndigheterna namnet Leon. Den 8 februari korsade cyklonen den 90:e längdgraden på sin väg västerut och lämnade därmed de australiensiska myndigheternas ansvarsområde. Av Mauritius meteorologiska myndigheter fick cyklonen nu namnet Eline. Den 14 februari passerade Eline norr om Réunion, och började hota Madagaskars östkust. Samtidigt tilltog cyklonen i styrka, med vindstyrkor på minst 46 meter per sekund, möjligen så mycket som 62 meter per sekund. Den 17:e gick Eline in över Madagaskar strax norr om Mahanoro, med kraftiga regn som följd. 64 människor rapporterades döda och omkring 10 000 hemlösa. Över Moçambiquekanalen tog cyklonen ny fart för att den 22 februari dra in över Moçambique strax söder om Beira med vindar på över 60 meter per sekund. Moçambique kämpade redan med svåra översvämningar, och Leon-Eline förvärrade en redan svår situation. 300 000 människor var redan hemlösa och extra utsatta. Räddningsarbetet avstannade delvis när cyklonen drog in, och i hamnen i Beira sjönk fyra skepp med hjälpsändningar med mat. 150 ytterligare människor dog, efter de 800 som fallit offer för översvämningarna. Leon-Eline dog till sist ut över Zimbabwe, där den orsakade en del materiella skador. Den hade då korsat hela Indiska oceanen på tre veckor och orsakat stor förödelse i två länder. En månad senare orsakade ytterligare förödelse på norra Madagaskar och Moçambiques kust. (sv)
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- Intense Tropical Cyclone Leon–Eline was the longest-lived Indian Ocean tropical cyclone on record, traveling over 11,000 km (6,800 mi) during its 29‑day trek through the Indian Ocean, throughout the entire month of February. The cyclone formed on February 1, 2000, in the Australian basin as Tropical Cyclone Leon, and was renamed Eline after crossing 90° E into the South-West Indian Ocean; there, the Météo-France office in Réunion (MFR) tracked the storm's movement and intensity. Late on February 17, Eline made landfall near Mahanoro, Madagascar, with 10‑minute winds of 165 km/h (103 mph). The storm rapidly weakened over land, but restrengthened in the Mozambique Channel to reach peak 10‑minute winds of 185 km/h (115 mph), making it an intense tropical cyclone. On February 22, Eline made la (en)
- Cyklonen Leon-Eline var en kraftfull och långlivad cyklon i Indiska oceanen som i februari 2000 orsakade stor förödelse på Madagaskar och i Moçambique, innan den klingade av över Zimbabwe. Cyklonen upptäcktes först den 3 februari 2000 söder om Java. Den fick av de australiensiska meteorologiska myndigheterna namnet Leon. Den 8 februari korsade cyklonen den 90:e längdgraden på sin väg västerut och lämnade därmed de australiensiska myndigheternas ansvarsområde. Av Mauritius meteorologiska myndigheter fick cyklonen nu namnet Eline. (sv)
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