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- Madagascar is in the grip of an imminent cyclone again inflicting fear among the citizens, who are at the mercy of nature’s fury
- Cyclone Emnati, moving quickly towards its shores. The wind speed is at 170 kilometres per hour
- This is the fourth major storm to hit the Indian Ocean island in a month’s time
- The three cyclones which lashed at the Island Nation displaced thousands of people
Madagascar is in the grip of an imminent cyclone again inflicting fear among the citizens, who are at the mercy of nature’s fury.
Cyclone Emnati, moving quickly towards its shores. The wind speed is at 170 kilometres per hour. This is the fourth major storm to hit the Indian Ocean island in a month’s time. The three cyclones which lashed at the Island Nation displaced thousands of people. Nearly 275,000 people are in the cyclone’s path, according to Madagascar’s National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. The pathway of the cyclone has been charted by the risk management office. It would make landfall on the eastern coast of the island late on Tuesday, pass through the central highlands, and then move out to sea in the Mozambique Channel.
Cyclone Batsirai hit Madagascar on Feb. 5, killing 124 and damaging or destroying the homes of 124,000 people and displaced over 30,000 more people. Last week, tropical storm Dumako killed at least 14 people and displaced 4,323 people.
