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  • Death toll after Madagascar’s tropical storm increases to 25

    Death toll after Madagascar’s tropical storm increases to 25

    As of right now, 25 more people are reported to have perished in Madagascar as a result of a powerful tropical cyclone that struck 10 days ago.

    Twenty-one people are missing. Nearly 40,000 were made homeless.

    Cyclone Cheneso brought winds of more than 160km/hr (99 miles/hr). Its rains caused extensive flooding.

    Madagascar’s cyclone season runs from November to April.

    The Indian Ocean island, Mozambique and the wider southern Africa region have been hit by severe storms and cyclones in recent years.

    Source: BBC

  • Death toll after Madagascar’s tropical storm increases to 25

    Death toll after Madagascar’s tropical storm increases to 25

    As of right now, 25 more people are reported to have perished in Madagascar as a result of a powerful tropical cyclone that struck 10 days ago.

    Twenty-one people are missing. Nearly 40,000 were made homeless.

    Cyclone Cheneso brought winds of more than 160km/hr (99 miles/hr). Its rains caused extensive flooding.

    Madagascar’s cyclone season runs from November to April.

    The Indian Ocean island, Mozambique and the wider southern Africa region have been hit by severe storms and cyclones in recent years.

    Source: BBC

  • 16 people dead in a Madagascar tropical storm

    16 people dead in a Madagascar tropical storm

    At least 16 people have died in Madagascar as a result of a tropical cyclone and subsequent severe rains, according to emergency officials.

    Seventeen prople remain missing after Tropical Storm Cheneso hit, according to the Office for Risk and Disaster Management.

    More than 60,000 people have been displaced since the storm reached the island just over a week ago.

    Some 47,000 people are affected, while 13,000 houses and some 100 classrooms are damaged, the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations said

    Madagascar, Mozambique and the wider southern Africa region have been hit by severe storms and cyclones in recent years.

    Last year, several storms in the region killed more than 100 people and displaced hundreds of thousands others.

    Source: BBC

  • Meteorological institute warns Southern Mozambique of a tropical storm

    Meteorological institute warns Southern Mozambique of a tropical storm

    The National Institute of Meteorology has advised locals to stay indoors and take safety precautions by fortifying their homes.

    Extreme weather events have become more frequent and intense in southern Africa, which the UN has linked to the continent’s current climate crisis.

    According to the Mozambique Meteorological Institute, heavy winds and up to 50 millimetre per hour rain are predicted.

    According to Leonardo Duma from the institute, the storm may have an impact on both the province’s coastal and northern regions.

    “If you have a house that is not in good condition try to fix it well in order to be able to resist these strong winds that we are predicting,” he said on state radio.

    Source: BBC.com