India, May 5 -- No further threat of Cyclone Hidaya in Tanzania, says government; Kenya bans beach activities, fishing and swimming in coastal counties till May 6 midnight

Dar es Salaam, the commercial capital and largest city of Tanzania, escaped major damage on May 4, 2024, as Cyclone Hidaya made landfall on Mafia Island, 130 kilometres south-southeast of it in the Indian Ocean.

Hidaya hit Mafia Island at 9 am local time on May 4. It significantly lost its strength upon making landfall.

"The trend and patterns of weather systems indicates that in the past 6 hours, Tropical Cyclone Hidaya has completely lost its strength following its landfall at Mafia Island earlier today," the Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA) said in a statem...