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Tropical cyclone wreaks havoc in Madagascar

Posted On: Feb. 1, 2023 9:57 AM CST

Tropical Cyclone Cheneso, which made its first of two landfalls in northeastern Madagascar on Jan. 19, caused disastrous flooding for 10 straight days and severely damaged infrastructure and homes, Yahoo! Sports reported citing Associated Press. Madagascar is highly vulnerable to natural perils and during January and February 2022 alone, seven tropical storms and cyclones hit the island.