Cyclone batters Madagascar's second city, killing 31
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Antananarivo, Madagascar: A cyclone packing violent winds has killed at least 31 people in Madagascar s second largest city, ripping roofs off buildin...
Antananarivo, Madagascar: A cyclone packing violent winds has killed at least 31 people in Madagascar's second-largest city, ripping roofs off buildings, causing flooding and felling trees, the Indian Ocean island's disaster authority said Wednesday, releasing an updated toll.
Cyclone Gezani made landfall on Tuesday, slamming into the country's second city Toamasina, with winds reaching 250 kilometres (155 miles) per hour.
The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNRGC) late on Wednesday said it had recorded 31 deaths, many after houses had collapsed.
Four people remained missing and at least 36 were seriously injured, it said, with over 250,000 people affected.
"What happened is a disaster: nearly 75 percent of the city of Toamasina was destroyed," said Madagascar's new leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who had travelled to Toamasina ahead of the cyclone's landfall to support residents.
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