The death toll from Cyclone Patzirai in Madagascar has risen to 120

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2022/02/12

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - An official at the National Bureau of Disaster and Risk Management (BNGRC) said that the death toll from Cyclone Patsiri in Madagascar has risen to 120, in a toll likely to rise due to the slow progress of search operations, and this comes a week after the cyclone hit the large island in the Indian Ocean.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The official added, &quot;The data is coming slowly due to the large number of damages caused to the infrastructure, and the disruption of communications networks.&quot; He stressed that &quot;the damage to the railway network led to the isolation of at least 6 regions completely.&quot;</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The authorities counted about 18,000 people affected, while more than 30,000 people were displaced from their homes. Thousands of homes were uprooted or severely damaged by the cyclone.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that the tropical cyclone reached the eastern coast of the Big Island, which was accompanied by heavy rain and winds of 165 km / h, after it hit the French island of Reunion. The cyclone first hit an agricultural coastal area extending over 150 km, and sparsely populated, before heading west into the country, causing floods in rivers that destroyed the rice fields in the center of the country, which is considered the &quot;reservoir&quot; of Madagascar.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the same context, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warned that about 4.4 million people are at risk with the cyclone making landfall in 14 provinces in Madagascar.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-... the video, some of the effects of the devastation left by Hurricane &quot;Patterai&quot; in Madagascar</a></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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