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Cyclone Gezani Leaves 59 Dead in Madagascar as System Loops Toward Coast Again

Forecasts point to a possible second landfall that is driving urgent water-safety concerns.

Overview

  • Madagascar’s disaster agency reports 59 dead, 16,428 displaced, 15 missing, 804 injured and 423,986 affected following the Feb. 10 landfall.
  • Authorities detail severe destruction in Toamasina, with roughly 75–80% of the city damaged, electricity at about 5%, no running water, and about 25,000 homes destroyed and 27,000 flooded.
  • The weather system has curved back over the Mozambique Channel, with a red alert for Ampanihy as forecasters expect a pass about 100 km offshore with roughly 65 km/h winds and limited rainfall.
  • Mozambique confirms at least four deaths in Inhambane and more than 13,000 power outages after high winds and rough seas linked to Gezani.
  • The government declared a national emergency with an estimated $142 million in damage as WFP, UNICEF and international partners ramp up assistance and warn of escalating sanitation and disease risks.