Tropical storm kills 37 in Madagascar, Mozambique


Tropical storm Ana has killed at least 34 people in Madagascar and three people in Mozambique, while knocking out power in Malawi, authorities in the three countries said Tuesday. The storm, which formed over the east coast of Africa’s largest island Madagascar, has brought heavy rains causing flooding and mudslides in the capital Antananarivo. The latest report from Madagascar’s disaster management agency on Tuesday showed that 34 people have died and nearly 65,000 have been left homeless since last week. Several low-lying districts of the capital remain under high alert and emergency evacuations were launched overnight. “We are in the process of evacuating people from flooded areas,” John Razafimandimby, rescue unit director in the disaster management agency, told AFP. Across the Indian Ocean, the storm made landfall on mainland Africa on Monday bringing heavy rains and strong winds in Mozambique’s central and northern districts. Mozambican officials on Tuesday said three people were killed, with at least 66 others injured.

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