On January 24, 2021, Tropical Cyclone Eloise brought wind gusts of up to 150 kilometres per hour to Mozambique, eSwatini, and South Africa. Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster risk Management and Reduction (INGD) said investigations shown that Eloise had displaced 6,859 people. Families are in need of essential supplies like food, water, blankets, and shelter. Eloise ruined 136,755 hectares of crops, destroyed nine schools and damaged about 17 other schools and 11 hospitals. It completely destroy about 1100 houses, partially destroyed 3,400, and flooded another 1500. About 115-128 mm of rainfall was recorded in Limpopo, South Africa. Many trees and roofs of houses were blown off and blocked roads causing mayhem in the cities. Another 100 mm of rain was seen the day after. Heavy rains were seen in eastern and southeastern parts of Zimbabwe on Saturday filling most dams and flooding some rivers.
Tropical Cyclone Eloise had a devastating effect on the region which is tragic because infrastructure is poor there and to rebuild can be very costly. Many people are now homeless because of it and many crops are ruined which will raise the cost of food which in effect will lead to starvation. It will take a long time to rebuild from this cyclone. In the meantime many neighboring countries will have to provide aid in order to make up for the food and supplies lost. Red Cross and the United Nations will need to provide support and product will need to be imported from other countries that have a surplus.
From a level of analysis perspective we can see this affect the world because countries will have to donate supplies to the countries affected by the cyclone. On a regional level, the countries affected will not be able to trade with their neighboring countries. On a domestic level, many people are without homes and will be trying to seek asylum in neighboring countries. On an individual level, many people suffered home loss, personal supplies, and possibly died. This natural disaster will take a while for the countries to get back on their feet.