Madagascar Cyclone Gamane Kills at Least 18, Displaces Thousands, Government Says

Madagascar Cyclone Gamane Kills at Least 18, Displaces Thousands, Government Says
A tropical cyclone that swept across the island of Madagascar this week killed at least 18 people and displaced thousands more, the country's disaster management office said on Friday. Screenshot via Reuters
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ANTANANARIVO -A tropical cyclone that swept across the island of Madagascar this week killed at least 18 people and displaced thousands more, the country’s disaster management office said on Friday.

Tropical cyclone Gamane, which crossed the northeast of Madagascar on Wednesday and Thursday, displaced more than 20,000 people, the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) said in a report. Three others were injured and four were still missing, it added.