After nearly two days of torrential rains, wind, and the grounding of an oil tanker, Cyclone Batsirai has moved away from the coast of the French island of Reunion, and is now heading towards Madagascar where it should, according to the UN, have a "considerable" impact.
"The United Nations and our humanitarian partners are stepping up their preparedness efforts in anticipation of Tropical Cyclone Batsirai which is expected to make landfall in Madagascar this weekend after passing through Mauritius," said a spokesperson for the Office for the Coordination of Foreign Affairs. (Ocha), Jens Laerke, during a press briefing in Geneva.
The impact of Cyclone Batsirai is expected to be "considerable", he said, including in areas still recovering from Tropical Storm Ana which killed nearly 90 people last week in Madagascar, Mozambique and Mozambique. Malawi.
Every year during the hurricane season (from November to April), about ten low-pressure systems (storms or cyclones) cross the south-west of the Indian Ocean, from east to west.
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