Tropical Cyclone Batsirai in Madagascar
Tropical Cyclone Batsirai killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar, after making landfall on 5 February, bringing heavy rains and strong winds.
This is the second storm to hit the Indian Ocean island in just two weeks.
One of the worst-hit towns was Nosy Varika on the east coast, where almost 95% of buildings were destroyed and access to it was cut off by severe flooding.
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- Type of event
- Flood, Storm
- Location of event
- Madagascar
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2022-02-04
- Time of Charter Activation
- 07:27
- Time zone of Charter Activation
- UTC+01:00
- Charter Requestor
- UNITAR on behalf of United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ¦ Regional Office for Southern & Eastern Africa BUREAU NATIONAL DE GESTION DES RISQUES ET DES CATASTROPHES (BNGRC)
- Activation ID
- 750
- Project Management
- UNITAR
- Value Adding
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