Madagascar: UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis As Cyclone Batsirai Kills 20 in Madagascar

Cyclone Batsirai swept out of Madagascar on Monday morning, leaving 20 dead, displacing 55,000 and devastating the drought-hit island's agricultural heartland. Just two weeks after another tropical storm claimed 55 lives, the UN fears a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Cyclone Batsirai swept inland late on Saturday, pounding the eastern coastline with heavy rain and wind speeds of 165 kilometres per hour.

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