According to the latest assessment, more than 78,000 Malagasy were affected by the floods and many had to leave their homes.
MO12345lemonde with AFP
The tropical cyclone Freddy, which has been sweeping the Indian Ocean for several days and left seven dead during his visit to Madagascar, was considerably weakened and must touch the land in Mozambique Friday, February 24 in the form of a storm moderate tropical. The winds accompanying him blow on average at 65 km/h with gusts at 90 km/h, said the Malagasy government on Thursday in a press release by giving the last human assessment of its passage on the island. The cyclone as such moves at 19 km/h.
In Madagascar, he caused significant damage. Among the seven dead are four drowned, three other people who were killed “following the collapse of a house,” said the catastrophe management office. No one is missing. According to the latest assessment, more than 78,000 Malagasy were affected by the floods, many of which had to leave their houses.
Cyclone Freddy had touched earth Tuesday evening, with winds of around 130 km/h and torrential rains. A dozen storms or cyclones cross the southwest of the Indian Ocean each year during the cyclonic season which extends from November to April.