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News Madagascar Antananarivo: Death toll rises to 31 after Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and crushes houses

Published on: Tuesday 10 February 2026
Death toll rises to 31 after Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and crushes houses
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/extreme-weather-events/tropical-cyclone-gezani-hits-madagascar-and-kills-at-least-20/ar-AA1W77YD

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Tropical Cyclone Gezani collapsed houses in Madagascar's main port city and left at least 31 people dead as it crossed the Indian Ocean island with high winds and rain, authorities said Wednesday. Madagascar's weather service issued red alerts for several regions warning of possible floods and landslides as the storm...

News Madagascar Antananarivo: Cyclone Gezani leaves 59 dead in Madagascar, displaces more than 16,000

Published on: Sunday 15 February 2026
Cyclone Gezani leaves 59 dead in Madagascar, displaces more than 16,000
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/cyclone-gezani-leaves-59-dead-in-madagascar-displaces-more-than-16000/ar-AA1WrUpb

ANTANANARIVO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - At least 59 people died when Cyclone Gezani struck Madagascar last week, the disaster management office said on Monday, as it assesses the impact of the second tropical storm to hit the Indian Ocean island nation this year. The cyclone displaced 16,428, while 15 people remain missing, 804 were injured and 423,986 were classified as affected by the disaster, the

News Madagascar Antananarivo: Study finds lemurs in degraded Madagascar forest skinny and stunted

Published on: Monday 15 July 2019
Study finds lemurs in degraded Madagascar forest skinny and stunted
News source: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/study-finds-lemurs-in-degraded-madagascar-forest-skinny-and-stunted/

In Madagascar’s Tsinjoarivo rainforest ... south and southeast of Antananarivo, soon expected to become a part of a new protected area. Human pressure was high there, with evidence of hunting ...

News Madagascar Antananarivo: Madagascar President awards AFCON squad after impressive display

Published on: Monday 15 July 2019
Madagascar President awards AFCON squad after impressive display
News source: https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Madagascar-President-awards-AFCON-squad-after-impressive-display-763678

They were awarded by the President of the Madagascar, Republic, HE Andry Nirina Rajoelina at the Lavoloha State Palace in the country’s capital Antananarivo. Madagascar made their maiden appearance at ...

News Madagascar Antananarivo: In Madagascar, villagers oppose plans for a dam that would inundate their land

Published on: Thursday 18 July 2019
In Madagascar, villagers oppose plans for a dam that would inundate their land
News source: https://news.mongabay.com/2019/07/in-madagascar-villagers-oppose-plans-for-a-dam-that-would-inundate-their-land/

Image by Edward Carver for Mongabay. Tozzi Green’s dam would increase the supply of electricity to nearby cities, including Antananarivo, Madagascar’s capital. The company already operates a ...

News Madagascar Antananarivo: Madagascar president's coalition wins parliamentary majority

Published on: Saturday 15 June 2019
Madagascar president's coalition wins parliamentary majority
News source: https://news.yahoo.com/madagascar-presidents-coalition-wins-parliamentary-majority-164246497.html

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina's coalition has won an absolute majority in the new parliament, according to provisional results published Saturday by the country's electoral commission (CENI), although the opposition is crying foul. Projections based on the number of votes won by the

News Madagascar Antananarivo: Madagascar Price Bulletin, April 2019

Published on: Wednesday 01 May 2019
News source: https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/madagascar-price-bulletin-april-2019

Maize is the third most important staple and the second most consumed cereal in Madagascar. Antananarivo, the capital city, is the largest urban market and is the major hub for the country’s ...

News Madagascar Antananarivo: Madagascar: an imperilled nature sanctuary

Published on: Wednesday 01 May 2019
News source: https://www.scidev.net/global/forestry/feature/madagascar-an-imperilled-nature-sanctuary.html

We encourage you to republish this article online and in print, it’s free under our creative commons attribution license, but please follow some simple guidelines: [Antananarivo] Vohibola forest on ...