A cyclone struck northern Madagascar on Wednesday, resulting in at least six fatalities and the displacement of 2,000 individuals from their homes.
Local sources indicate extensive flooding, causing substantial damage to roads and bridges.
The disaster management authority (BNGRC), cited by AFP news agency, reports a death toll of 11 from Cyclone Gamane. Of these, six drowned, while others were killed by falling trees or collapsing houses.
Gen Elack Andriakaja, BNGRC director-general, described the cyclone’s unusual stationary movement, stating, “It’s rare to have a cyclone like this.
Its movement is nearly stationary. When the system stops in one place, it devastates all the infrastructure. And that has serious consequences for the population.”