WATCH: Tropical storm Dineo wreaks havoc in Mozambique

Tropical storm Dineo has left a path of destruction in its wake along the coast of Mozambique since it arrived yesterday.

But the storm is expected to weaken significantly as it migrates west today, reports the South African Weather Services.

Much of southern Mozambique can expect very heavy rainfall, most likely in the region of 100 to 200mm.

Pictures courtesy of the Storm Report SA Facebook page:

As the lower portion of the Limpopo River flows directly through the Mozambican region, it is most likely to be severely affected.

This compounds the risk of flooding for communities which may possibly be displaced by this event.

Regarding direct, weather-related impacts for South Africa, heavy rainfall may occur in places over the northern lowveld and adjacent escarpment regions of Limpopo this evening.

Heavy rain can be expected over the entire eastern half of Limpopo, including the Kruger National Park, where 100 to 200mm of rain could occur per day.

By early Friday morning the core of Dineo should begin dissipating in the region of Musina and Beit Bridge in the northern part of Limpopo province.

By Saturday the 18th, the remnants of Dineo are expected to drift into Botswana, showers are expected to continue over Limpopo Province.

Rivers in the region will continue to flow quite strongly in the latter part of the weekend and into next week, as overland runoff takes some time to enter river systems.

It is important to keep in mind that all such tropical systems, which originate over open water, are critically dependent on the open ocean as a source of latent heat energy in order to sustain their growth and intensification.

The moment such systems move overland, as in the case with Dineo late yesterday, they invariably undergo rapid structural weakening and decay.

The South African Weather Service will continue to monitor any further developments relating to this weather system and will issue subsequent updates as required.

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