Cyclone Kills at Least 10 in Madagascar, Destroying Homes and Cutting Power

Cyclone Kills at Least 10 in Madagascar, Destroying Homes and Cutting Power
Locals stand on a damaged road following a landslide, as Cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar, in Haute Matsiatra region, Madagascar, on Feb. 6, 2022. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters
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ANTANANARIVO—A cyclone killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar, the second to hit the Indian Ocean island in just two weeks, triggering floods, bringing down buildings, and cutting power, officials said on Sunday.

One of the worst-hit towns was Nosy Varika on the east coast where almost 95 percent of buildings were destroyed “as if we had just been bombed” and floods cut access, an official said.