Madagascar: Cyclone Batsirai death toll now 30

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The number of dead on Madagascar’s Indian Ocean island had grown from 21 to 30 the previous evening, according to the country’s disaster management agency (BNGRC). According to the BNGRC, 94,000 people were affected by Batsirai, with 60,000 of them now homeless. Many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and UN agencies have begun to deploy resources and teams to assist the victims of the cyclone, which brought torrential rain and winds of up to 165 kilometers per hour (102 miles per hour). The tropical cyclone made landfall on Madagascar’s eastern coast over the weekend of Saturday and Sunday…

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