Tropical Cyclone Jude Tears Through Northern Mozambique Near Coal Hub

Tropical Cyclone Jude made landfall on Mozambique’s northeastern coast in the early hours of Monday, bringing damaging winds and torrential rain near the nation’s main coal export terminal.

The storm strengthened to the equivalent of a category 1 hurricane with wind gusts as high as 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour before crossing onto land near Ilha de Moçambique, south of the Nacala port, Meteo France said. No deaths have yet been reported.