US EditionCyclone Gezani Kills 31 in Madagascar Landfall
Cyclone Gezani destroyed or damaged over 68,000 homes in Toamasina, displacing 12,000 people and injuring at least 374, officials said.
- On Feb. 11, 2026, Tropical Cyclone Gezani struck Toamasina, Madagascar, killing at least 31 people and causing widespread damage, the disaster office said.
- Meteorological services recorded extreme winds as Gezani made landfall with speeds reaching 250 kilometres per hour, then weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland on Wednesday, Madagascar's meteorological service said.
- Post-Storm assessments show extensive housing and property destruction in Toamasina, with around 75% of infrastructure damaged, over 18,000 homes destroyed, 6,870 displaced, and 250,406 disaster victims.
- The United Nations released $3 million and authorities suspended flights except for humanitarian and military ones, while Randrianirina said `The current situation exceeds Madagascar's capabilities alone`.
- Forecasters warn the storm may re-strengthen and affect Mozambique as Gezani follows Cyclone Fytia by 10 days and more than 70 percent of houses in Madagascar are built from precarious materials.
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At least 38 people have died in the cyclone that swept across Madagascar on Tuesday. 12,000 people have been forced to flee as a result of the powerful storm that hit the country's second largest city, Toamasina. Madagascar's President Michael Randrianirina says that three-quarters of the city area has been destroyed. Buildings have been destroyed and trees have been torn down...
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Cyclone Gezani Kills Dozens In Madagascar’s Port City Of Toamasina
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR (Worthy News) – Tropical Cyclone Gezani collapsed houses in Madagascar’s main port city of Toamasina and left at least 31 people dead as it tore across the Indian Ocean island with powerful winds and heavy rain, authorities said Wednesday. The storm made landfall late Tuesday in Toamasina, a key commercial port on Madagascar’s eastern coast and the country’s…
The coastal town of Toamasina was ravaged by gusts of up to 250 km/h and diluvian rains, on Thursday by "nearly 75%", Colonel Michaël Randrianirina.
'Monstrous': Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar, leaving at least 31 dead
At least 31 people have been killed as Cyclone Gezani left a trail of destruction in Madagascar. Authorities issued red alerts for several regions warning of possible floods and landslides as the storm made landfall late Tuesday with wind speeds of more than 195km/h (121 mph). It then roared across the large island of 31 million people, many of whom live in poverty and have inadequate shelter from storms. The National Office for Risk and Disaste…
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