Cyclone Freddy pummeled Madagascar Tuesday night with heavy rains and strong destructive winds, killing four people. Now weakened, the storm continues to wreak havoc in the southwest of the Indian Ocean nation.
Freddy battered the western city of Mananjary and left 16,660 people displaced and damaged nearly 5,000 homes in the country, according to the latest provisional assessment by Madagascar’s risk and disaster management office. But somewhat weaker winds and better preparation staved off further damage.
The cyclone had waned slightly over land, with the state’s meteorological office measuring average winds of 50 kilometers per hour and reduced gusts of 70 kilometers per hour. The red alerts issued for Madagascar’s east coast were lifted Wednesday morning and the southwestern regions of the island have now been placed on “blue alert,” indicating a phase of post-cyclone damage assessment, rescue and recovery.“Recently built utilities, schools, stadium and health centers have been affected including houses by the seafront whose roofs were blown off,” said Martin Raveloarimanana, a church minister in Mananjary. “We try to repair what can be repaired and to clean up.
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