Tropical Cyclone Gezani killed at least 31 people and injured dozens after slamming into Madagascar’s main port city of Toamasina with winds exceeding 195 kph, collapsing homes and damaging infrastructure.
Authorities said more than 6,000 people were displaced and about 75% of the city’s infrastructure was damaged or destroyed.
The storm later weakened as it moved inland toward the capital, Antananarivo, with red alerts issued for flooding and landslides.
Madagascar, highly vulnerable during cyclone season, was struck by another deadly storm just weeks earlier and continues to face repeated climate disasters, the AP has reported.
The United Nations released $3 million in emergency funds to help the country respond as officials warned the storm could regain strength and threaten the region again.
