Cyclone Batsirai kills 10, displaces tens of thousands in Madagascar

MAHANORO: Cyclone Batsirai killed at least ten people and displaced nearly 48,000 when it struck Madagascar overnight, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday .

It uprooted trees, destroyed buildings and forced residents to weigh down flimsy corrugated iron roofs along its path, AFP correspondents saw. His colleague responsible for risk management in the same agency, Paolo Emilio Raholinarivo, listed 10 dead, but gave no further details. The waves of the rising sea eroded the sandy hill which was part of a graveyard. Several graves were ripped open leaving some bodies, including those of her family, exposed.

"Mananjary is completely destroyed, no matter where you go everything is destroyed," said one resident named Faby. Another man, Fana, was certain"almost 95 per cent of the city has been destroyed" At least 131,000 people were affected by Ana across Madagascar in late January. Close to 60 people were killed, mostly in the capital Antananarivo.The World Food Programme pointed to estimates from national authorities that around 595,000 people could be directly affected by Batsirai, and 150,000 more might be displaced due to new landslides and flooding.

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Cyclone Batsirai destroys homes and knocks out power in Madagascar
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »

Cyclone Batsirai weakens after hitting Madagascar, floods feared
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »

What catching Covid-19 and 10 days of isolation taught me
Source: STForeignDesk - 🏆 4. / 71 Read more »

Thousands take to the streets of Bamako in anti-French protestBAMAKO: Thousands of anti-French protesters took to the streets of Mali\u0027s capital on Friday (Feb 4) waving Russian flags and burning cardboard cut-outs of French President Emmanuel Macron in celebration of the expulsion of France\u0027s envoy in Bamako. Mali expelled the French ambassador last week over what th ✅✅✅
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Walking just 10 minutes a day may lead to a longer life, new study findsIf almost all of us started walking for an extra 10 minutes a day, we could, collectively, prevent more than 111,000 deaths every year, according to an enlightening new study of movement and mortality. Then I must v very long life cause I fnb walk 10000 steps
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Walking just 10 minutes a day may lead to a longer lifeNEW YORK — If almost all of us started walking for an extra 10 minutes a day, we could, collectively, prevent more than 111,000 deaths every year, according to an enlightening new study of movement and mortality.
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »