🌪️ Tropical Depression Gezani, Madagascar Gezani made landfall near Toamasina as an intense tropical cyclone, with winds up to 180 km/h and gusts near 250 km/h. Across Madagascar, severe impacts were reported: • Flooding in urban areas • Collapsed houses & uprooted trees • Widespread power outages • At least 9 fatalities and several injuries 🛰️ Satellite imagery shows the system clearly breaking down after landfall as it moved inland. 📍 Current status (Wed, 11 Feb | 09:00 EAT) • Winds 45 km/h

A tropical cyclone has killed at least 20 people in Madagascar. Cyclone Gezani made landfall on Tuesday and has caused widespread destruction. Winds of around 120mph ripped through the east coast of the island, tearing metal sheets off rooftops and uprooting large trees. Collapsing buildings caused many of the deaths recorded so far, according to the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Gezani comes just 10 days after cyclone Fytia also hit the island - killing 14 people and leaving