The latest Météo-Madagascar bulletin warns of heavy rains and the risk of flooding. No balance sheet has yet been established.
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He continues his run. Cyclone Emnati made landfall on the night of Tuesday February 22 to Wednesday February 23 in Madagascar, which had already been hit by several tropical storms and a cyclone for a month. No balance sheet has yet been established. The latest report from Météo-Madagascar warns of heavy rains and the risk of flooding with heavy seas along the south and south-east coasts.
UN agencies said the day before preparing “at worst” and PMore than 30,000 people have been placed in emergency accommodation centers as a precaution. The disturbance that passed off Mauritius and Reunion in the Indian Ocean arrived weakened on the eastern coast of Madagascar, with average winds at 100 km / h and gusts of 140 km / h.
In early February, Cyclone Batsirai killed at least 121 people, destroyed thousands of homes and devastated crops. Thousands of people are still homeless. In January, Tropical Storm Ana had already killed around 100 people in Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.