Overview
- Madagascar’s disaster agency reports 40 dead, 427 injured and 273,417 affected, with more than 18,000 homes destroyed and over 50,000 damaged or flooded.
- Toamasina suffered catastrophic damage estimated at up to 80%, with roughly 5% of electricity functioning, no water supply and unstable telecommunications.
- Key routes and bridges are down, blocking convoys to the port city and rural areas, as aid workers describe inaccessible zones and overwhelming needs.
- Colonel Michael Randrianirina has called for international solidarity, with France dispatching food and rescue teams from Réunion and China pledging 100 million yuan.
- Forecasters say the system over the Mozambique Channel is likely to brush the coast near Inhambane with heavy rain and strong winds as local authorities issue warnings and restrict sailing.