Cyclone Batsirai: “we are doing preventive evacuations” says Andoniaina Ratsimamanga
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A man secures his roof with bricks in prevention of Cyclone Batsirai, in Antananarivo, February 5, 2022. © AP/Alexander Joe
By: Fanny Bleichner
Cyclone Batsirai made landfall yesterday, Saturday February 5, in the district of Mamanjary, more than 530 kilometers southeast of the Malagasy capital.
The Big Island is swept by violent winds and torrential rains.
Andoniaina Ratsimamanga is secretary general of the Malagasy Red Cross.
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