According to a last non-definitive report, thirty people lost their lives due to Cyclone Batsirai which hit Madagascar overnight from Saturday to Sunday before leaving the island on Monday morning.
This count published Wednesday morning by the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC), which compiles the elements reported from the most affected regions, could increase further as bodies continue to be found in the rubble of houses. collapsed.
The public body also lists more than 94,000 victims and nearly 60,000 displaced people, while many NGOs and UN agencies have begun to deploy resources and teams to help the victims of these torrential rains and extremely strong winds.
Food security at risk
The tropical cyclone battered Madagascar over a 150 km long, sparsely populated and agricultural coastal area before moving towards the center, ravaging the country's "rice bowl" by causing rivers to overflow into rice fields, causing fear of a humanitarian crisis.
“Paddy fields are damaged, rice crops lost.
It is the main crop of Malagasy people and their food security will be seriously affected in the next three to six months if we do not act immediately,” explained Pasqualina DiSirio, director of the World Food Program (WFP) in the country.
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