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Tens of Thousands Displaced as Cyclone Batsirai Batters Madagascar

HeadlineFeb 07, 2022

In Madagascar, at least 10 people have been killed and some 48,000 displaced from their homes after Cyclone Batsirai battered the island overnight Sunday. The cyclone made landfall in the southeastern city of Mananjary with winds of about 100 miles per hour, triggering massive floods, uprooting trees and destroying buildings. This is the second major storm to hit Madagascar in two weeks.

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