Tropical Cyclone hits Madagascar and kills at least 9
At least 20 people were killed after a powerful cyclone struck Madagascar and 15 were missing, the Indian Ocean island's disaster authority said Wednesday.
Cyclone Gezani made landfall on Tuesday, slamming into the second-largest city Toamasina, with winds reaching 250 kilometers per hour.
Releasing a new toll, the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management said 20 people had been killed, up from nine recorded earlier.
Source: Associated Press
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