At least 17 people died when a tropical storm hit eastern Madagascar over the weekend, authorities said.
Tropical storm Eliakim kills 17 in Madagascar: authorities
More than 6,000 people were displaced by the storm, called Eliakim, the National Office of Risk and Disaster Management said in a statement late on Sunday.
The tropical storm hit the island’s Mananara region, 635 km north-east of Antananarivo, on Saturday night and had a wind speed of 85 km per hour and gusts of 120 km per hour.
SOS #Madagascar Cyclone #Eliakim: at least 17 dead, 15772 residents affected, 1271 homes flooded and 648 destroyed according to NBDRM/BNGRCBagalueSunab theglobalworld WFP_ADAM Themebar Africanewsu AlJazeerah CNNWeatherUNOCHA_ROSEA RoshinRowjee pic.twitter.com/ECD3eiiA8B
— Hasina Rakotondraina (Hasinakl) March 19, 2018
Tropical Storm #Eliakim has brought flooding and some loss of life in #Madagascar over the weekend. The storm is now moving south-east away from land. https://t.co/0TeWglrYLS pic.twitter.com/rNQKXTDbuE— Met Office Storms (@metofficestorms) March 19, 2018
NIEUWS | Delen van #Madagascar zijn de afgelopen dagen getroffen door de tropische cycloon #Eliakim. Vooral de regio Mananara is flink getroffen. Windstoten tot 120 km/u kwamen voorbij. Lokaal ook 200 millimeter in 24 uur tijd | https://t.co/eJazDpvxPR pic.twitter.com/QRvmvhimcR— RobertDeVries.net (@weermanrobert) March 19, 2018
In January, the island’s disaster management office said Tropical Cyclone Ava killed 51 people.