Drone shows a trail of destruction along the coast of Madagascar, after Cyclone Batsirai killed at least 29 people and flattened entire neighborhoods.
The storm has displaced nearly 70,000 people, according to officials.LONDON -- More than two dozen people are dead and thousands are homeless after a tropical storm struck Madagascar over the weekend, the secondWith wind gusts of up to about 143 miles per hour, Cyclone Batsirai made landfall on Madagascar's eastern coast late Saturday before sweeping across the central and southern parts on Sunday.
At least three children under the age of 12 were among the dead, according to United Kingdom-based international charity Save the Children, which cited Madagascar's risk and disaster management office.The cyclone flooded almost 7,000 homes, completely destroyed 6,000 and damaged nearly 1,500. Hundreds of schools were also affected, leaving an estimated 9,271 children out of school.
"We have right now, still waters increasing in the canals, in the rivers, and people are still in danger," DiSirio said in a statement Monday."We know for sure that rice fields, that rice crops will be damaged. This is the main crop for Malagasy people and they will be seriously affected in food security in the next three to six months if we don't do something immediately and we don't help them recover.
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