From the 5th to the 6th of this month, a cyclone passed through Madagascar, an island country in southeastern Africa, killing more than 90 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless.
In Madagascar, an island country in southeastern Africa, cyclones that occurred in the Indian Ocean passed from the 5th to the 6th of this month, causing damage such as heavy rains flooding rivers and strong winds breaking roofs.
According to local disaster prevention authorities, 92 people have been confirmed dead and at least 90,000 have lost their homes so far, including the underlaying of houses due to this cyclone.
In the southeastern Icongo district, soil houses were washed away by floods, killing 71 people and in eastern Noshibarika, 95% of the buildings collapsed.
In response to this situation, JICA = Japan International Cooperation Agency embarked on support for Madagascar, and on the 9th, emergency relief supplies such as 280 tents and 1140 blankets arrived at the site and were handed over to the local disaster prevention authorities.
In Madagascar, even in the cyclone that landed on January 22, a large-scale flood caused 55 people to die and more than 100,000 people to be affected, and there is an urgent need to support the international community, including food. increase.