Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and kills at least 20
Cyclone Gezani caused 31 deaths and displaced over 6,800 people, with 75% of Toamasina's infrastructure damaged or destroyed, amid Madagascar's vulnerability to intense storms.
- Tropical Cyclone Gezani hit Madagascar, unleashing winds in excess of 195 kph and causing at least 20 deaths, many from collapsed buildings.
- The cyclone made landfall in the eastern city of Toamasina, Madagascar's main port, which sustained severe damage.
- Madagascar's president Michael Randrianirina, who took power in a military coup in October, visited Toamasina to survey the damage caused by Cyclone Gezani.
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At least 20 people died in a powerful cyclone that hit Madagascar, the disaster service of that island in the Indian Ocean announced today, BBC reports.
In Madagascar, at least 20 people died during the passage of the cyclone "Gezani".
A cyclone hit the island state of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Several people died, thousands lost their homes. A region is particularly badly destroyed.
The cyclone "Gezani" killed more than 30 people in Madagascar. According to the civil protection authority of the East African island state, at least 31 people died as a result of the storm. 36 more were seriously injured. Toamasina, the island's second largest city with about 400,000 inhabitants, had "almost 75 percent destroyed", said the military President Michael Randrianirina. According to the civil protection authority, four people were st…
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