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Madagascar has been hit by at least 10 strong tropical cyclones since the start of 2022 and is facing a hunger crisis in parts of the island, due to the damaging impact of extreme weather ...
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A weakened Cyclone Freddy which pummeled Madagascar Tuesday night with heavy rains and strong destructive winds, killing four people, is continuing to wreak havoc ...
Winds of up to 135 kilometres per hour (84 mph) battered Madagascar early on Wednesday as Cyclone Emnati made landfall, becoming the fourth major storm to hit the Indian Ocean island in a month.
Madagascar is experiencing "catastrophic" hunger in inaccessible and remote areas of the country. The country has suffered through three cyclones since the year began.
Twelve major — Category 3 or stronger — tropical cyclones have struck Madagascar since 1983, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.In March 2004, Tropical Cyclone ...
The cyclone picked up power again in the warm channel of water between Madagascar and mainland Africa, before reaching Mozambique on Feb. 24, where flooding brought more deaths. The deluge of rain ...
The cyclone flooded almost 7,000 homes, completely destroyed 6,000 and damaged nearly 1,500. Hundreds of schools were also affected, leaving an estimated 9,271 children out of school.
Madagascar is an island that's no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it's located in the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin, a region of the Indian Ocean ...
Tropical cyclones have killed more than 200 people in Madagascar this year. Tropical Storm Ana crossed the northern part of the country as a strengthening tropical depression on Jan. 22-23.
A powerful and long-lasting cyclone is colliding with south-central Madagascar. As Freddy, the Category 2-equivalent storm, was making landfall on Tuesday, travel was restricted and schools and ...