Skip to main content

00:00:00 PM

February 12, 2025

Data  |  Knowledge  |  Privacy  |  Contact Us |


 

mdg    Madagascar   

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 kilometres off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. Wikipedia

Capital: Antananarivo

Population: 26.97 million (2019) World Bank

President: Andry Rajoelina

Currency: Malagasy ariary

Country Profile
Events
🌐  + Countries
      ↳ None

Tropical Cyclone BATSIRAI

Body

Batsirai made landfall near Mananjary as a category 3 storm on 05 February 2022. Sustained winds of 165 km/h and gusts up to 230 km/h caused catastrophic damage. The wind damage was particularly severe around Mananjary City, where homes were flattened and roofs ripped off buildings.

Damage to infrastructure, roads and bridges made some areas inaccessible for days after the storm. Local authorities have since been able to carry out fuller damage assessments, allowing a clearer picture of the extent of the damage. Much of the initial damage was caused by the powerful winds. Updated damage assessments along with satellite images also show major flooding, in particular in Haute Matsiatra, Vatovavy and Fitovinany Regions.

The country’s disaster agency Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (BNGRC) reported on 13 February that as many as 143,718 people from 30,123 households have been affected across the 15 regions of Alaotra-Mangoro, Amoron’i Mania, Analanjirofo, Anosy, Atsimo-Andrefana, Atsimo-Atsinanana, Atsinanana, Betsiboka, Boeny, Fitovinany-Vatovavy, Ihorombe, Matsiatra Ambony, Sofia, Vakinankaratra and Vatovavy

The storm destroyed 8,882 houses and damaged 4,654. A further 7,098 houses were reported as flooded. At one point 69,000 people were displaced and staying in shelters. This figure has since fallen to 27,048. The storm also damaged roads, water and power infrastructure, schools, and public and government buildings.

According to BNGRC, 121 people have now lost their lives as a result of the storm. Nine people died in Ambalavao and 8 in Lalangina. As many as 87 people lost their lives in Ikongo district of Fitovinany Region which suffered major flooding and numerous landslides.

According to Associated Press, Ikongo district deputy Jean-Brunelle Razafintsiandraofa said, “most of the houses are made of earth and when there are floods, the houses become like mud and they collapse. They collapsed on people and became like tombs for people who were asleep.”

In a statement on Social Media, the district deputy added that there were many victims who have lost all their belongings and have no food, no storage to use, and no shelter. Until recently the area was completely isolated.

TAGS

 

ty
 

(GDACS)
The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
+ Agencies

↳ None
Humanitarian Impact
  141,478
      Affected Persons
    30123
          Damaged Homes
  121
        Deaths

OCHA coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises.

UU

Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

WorldsAid Copyright © 2023
Where Applicable All Rights Reserved

Disclaimer

THE DESIGNATIONS EMPLOYED AND THE PRESENTATION OF MATERIAL ON MAPS SHARED HERE ON WORLDSAID DO NOT IMPLY THE EXPRESSION OF ANY OPINION WHATSOEVER ON THE PART OF WORLDSAID.org CONCERNING THE LEGAL STATUS OF ANY COUNTRY, TERRITORY OR AREA OR OF ITS AUTHORITIES, OR CONCERNING THE DELIMITATION OF ITS FRONTIERS OR BOUNDARIES.