What is Cyclone Gombe?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name = Intense Tropical Cyclone Gombe | Year = 2022 | Basin = SWI | Image location = Gombe 2022-03-10 2225Z.jpg | Image name = Gombe making landfall in Mozambique at peak intensity on 10 March. | Image alt = | Formed = 5 March 2022 | Dissipated = 17 March 2022 | 10-min winds = 90 | 1-min winds = 100 | Pressure = 960 | Damangespre = > | Damages = Unknown | Fatalities = 62 total, 1 missing <!---2 in Madagascar, 7 in Malawi, 53 in Mozambique---> | Areas = [[Madagascar]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]] | Hurricane season = [[2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season]] }} '''Intense Tropical Cyclone Gombe''' was a strong [[tropical cyclone]] that became the first storm to make a major landfall in [[Nampula Province]], [[Mozambique]], since [[Cyclone Jokwe]] in 2008. It had a maximum 10-minute sustained winds of 165 km/h (105 mph), maximum 1-minute sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 mph), and a minimum central pressure of {{convert|960|mbar|inHg}}. It was formed on 5 March 2022 and finished on 17 March 2022. Cyclone Gombe killed at least 62 people, and affected over 400,000 people in Mozambique. Tens of thousands of homes were heavily damaged by the storm in Mozambique. Some deaths were reported in [[Madagascar]] and [[Malawi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 March 2022 |title=Deux décès et 935 sinistrés à Madagascar : Mozambique : le cyclone Gombe fait au moins huit morts |url=https://www.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2022/03/12/-un-enfant-decede-dans-l-effondrement-d-une-maison-mozambique-le-cyclone-gombe-fait-au-moins-huit-morts,148939.html |access-date=13 March 2022 |website=Imaz Press Réunion : l'actualité de la Réunion en photos |language=fr |archive-date=12 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312232411/https://www.ipreunion.com/actualites-reunion/reportage/2022/03/12/-un-enfant-decede-dans-l-effondrement-d-une-maison-mozambique-le-cyclone-gombe-fait-au-moins-huit-morts,148939.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gombe, Cyclon