Cyclone in Madagascar Kills 10

At least 10 people have been killed and nearly 48,000 forced out of their homes after Cyclone Batsirai struck Madagascar overnight.

According to the country’s office of disaster and risk management, said this was the second major storm to hit the poor Indian Ocean island nation in two weeks.

Technical adviser to the vice president of Madagascar’s Senate, Willy Raharijaona, added that some parts of the southeast had been cut off from the surrounding areas by flooding.

The cyclone made landfall in Mananjary, with winds of 165 kilometers per hour, uprooting trees, and destroying buildings.