ANTANANARIVO (HRNW) – The cyclone that battered parts of Madagascar over the weekend killed at least 20 people, displaced 50,000 and destroyed crops that were close to being harvested, the head of the United Nations food aid agency in the country said on Monday.
Indian Ocean island late on Saturday, knocking down houses and electricity lines along the southeastern coastline until it moved away late on Sunday, leaving some towns and villages partially or totally destroyed.
“The impact was severe and harsh and we are still counting casualties,” said Pasqualina Di Sirio, country director for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Madagascar.
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