Twenty-nine people were killed in a cyclone that hit the African island nation of Madagascar, authorities said yesterday.
Twenty-two more are missing and over 80,000 people have been affected by the cyclone, which saw heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in some areas, according to the the island’s disaster management authority.
“The red flood warning is maintained in (the capital) Antananarivo but there is a clear withdrawal of water. The level of rivers in the capital has also declined,” said Charles Rambolarison, executive secretary of the authority.
Cyclone Ava made landfall Friday, but Rambolarison warned that “residents must remain vigilant”.
Seventeen of those killed died on Monday in a landslide in Ivory, south of the capital.
Five major roads have been cut off by flooding and schools in Antanarivo have been closed since Friday.
In the last ten years Madagascar has been affected by 45 cyclones and tropical storms.
In March 2017, Cyclone Enawo killed 78 people.
An area is flooded in the aftermath of tropical cyclone Ava in Toamasina, Madagascar, in this picture obtained yesterday from social media.
