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Madagascar: UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis As Cyclone Batsirai Kills 20 in Madagascar
RFI, 7 February 2022
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… Read more »
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Madagascar: Several Dead As Cyclone Batsirai Slams Into Madagascar
DW, 6 February 2022
The tropical storm struck Madagascar's eastern coast at full force, killing at least six people. Several towns have experienced widespread damage and flooding, according to… Read more »
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Madagascar: Cyclone Batsirai Destroys Homes As It Makes Landfall
DW, 6 February 2022
The tropical storm struck Madagascar's eastern coast at full force. Officials have warned it could inflict "significant and widespread damage." Read more »
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Southern Africa: What You Need to Know About Tropical Cyclone Batsirai
allAfrica, 4 February 2022
Barely a week after Tropical Storm Ana brought winds, heavy rains, damage and destruction to parts of Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, Tropical Cyclone Batsirai… Read more »
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Mozambique: Twenty Die As Cyclone Ana Hits Mozambique
AIM, 3 February 2022
Twenty people have so far been confirmed dead and 196 injured following the passage of tropical cyclone Ana across northern and central Mozambique on 25 and 26 January. According… Read more »
What You Need to Know About Tropical Cyclone Batsirai
Winds reaching 235 km/h pounded Madagascar's coast as Cyclone Batsirai made landfall. It struck the Mananjary district, more than 530 kilometers (310 miles) southeast of the capital Antananarivo, Deutsche Welle reports. There were reports of power outages, destroyed homes and fallen trees.
"The winds are terrible. I've never experienced this. Mananjary has never experienced such a situation. The waves are very high," Hanitra Raharisoa told the Reuters news agency. The country's disaster management agency said 27,000 people had been displaced from their homes. Most land and sea transport has been suspended.
Barely a week after Tropical Storm Ana brought winds, heavy rains, damage and destruction to parts of Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, Tropical Cyclone Batsirai strengthened its approach to a Madagascar.
The cyclone season in the south-west Indian Ocean intensified in January 2022, with Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe all facing damage and destruction from heavy rainfall and flooding.
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