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Africa: Intensifying Cyclone Belna Heads for Madagascar
AIM, 8 December 2019
A cyclone has formed in the northern Mozambique Channel, and its current course will take it towards the western coast of Madagascar. Read more »
Cyclone Belna to Make Landfall in Madagascar, Comoros - Reports
Initially the Mayotte government had evacuated some of their quarter-of-a-million inhabitants and told locals to stock up on water. But the storm ultimately veered south, sparing the island of the worst damage. Now neighbouring Comoros and Madagascar islands have issued cyclone alerts and are expecting the storm's effects on December 9.
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