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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
Lovasoa Rabary

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Madagascar braces for cyclone batsirai after ana s devastation - The Untold Story

A woman carries a child as locals who were displaced from Cyclone Ana and newly-displaced locals find refuge in an evacuation centre at the neighbourhood of West Ankorondrano, as Cyclone Batsirai is expected to hit Madagascar, in Antananarivo, Madagascar, February 5, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Cyclone Batsirai made landfall on Madagascar's eastern coastline late on Saturday, with residents reporting strong winds, a power blackout and houses destroyed as the storm swept inland.

There were fears that Batsirai could compound the devastation wreaked by another cyclone, Ana, which hit the island just two weeks ago, killing 55 people.

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