Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 20, disaster office says | ABS-CBN News

Описание: The death toll from Cyclone Gezani in Madagascar has risen to 20, up from nine reported earlier, according to the country’s disaster management office, as the Indian Ocean island nation grapples with the storm’s devastating impact.

Gezani tore across the east coast with sustained winds of around 185 kilometers per hour, and gusts nearing 270, powerful enough to rip metal sheets off rooftops and uproot large trees.

Ahead of the cyclone's landfall, authorities closed schools and rushed to prepare emergency shelters.

Officials had already warned that rising sea levels in Toamasina were flooding streets, even before the storm’s full force hit.

Homes collapsed under intense pressure from the winds. Roofs were blown off, walls crumbled, and entire neighborhoods were plunged into darkness as power lines snapped.

By Wednesday morning (February 11), Madagascar’s meteorological service reported that Gezani had weakened to a moderate tropical storm. It had moved inland, tracking westward about 100 kilometers north of the capital, Antananarivo.

(Production: Edwin Waita)

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