Storm Ana Deaths Rise to 88 in Africa

Locals look at a wreck washed away during Tropical Storm Ana on the flooded Shire river, an outlet of Lake Malawi at the village of Thabwa in Chikwawa district, southern Malawi, on Jan. 26, 2022. Eldson Chagara/Reuters

JOHANNESBURG—Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 88 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing.

Storm Ana passed over Madagascar on Jan. 22, adding to days of already intense rainfall. The country declared a state of disaster on Thursday night, reporting a rise in the death toll from Ana to 48, with people killed by landslides and collapsing buildings or washed away.