Overview
- Officials report at least 59 dead and 15 missing in Madagascar six days after landfall, with more than 800 injured and 16,000 displaced.
- The government pegs provisional losses above $142 million and has formally declared a national state of disaster.
- Toamasina, a city of about 400,000, counts roughly 25,000 homes destroyed, 27,000 flooded, and over 200 classrooms damaged as power and water remain scarce.
- The World Food Programme says the city is operating on about 5% of its electricity supply and lacks running water.
- Mozambique records at least four deaths and power cuts affecting over 130,000 people, while China and France announce aid including funds, food, and rescue teams from La Réunion.