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Madagascar Cyclone Death Toll Rises to 51, with Thousands Displaced

by Reuters

   ANTANANARIVO --

   The death toll from a cyclone that hit Madagascar about 10 days ago has
   risen to 51, with another 22 people reported missing, authorities said
   on Sunday.

   Tropical Cyclone Ava passed through Madagascar on Jan. 5-6, hitting
   mostly the eastern coast of the island with wind speeds of between
   140-190 kph (87-119 mph).

   The death toll had been put at about 29 people a week ago.

   The National Office of Risk and Disaster Management said in a statement
   on Sunday more 54,000 people were displaced by the cyclone.

   In March 2017, Cyclone Enawo killed at least 78 people on Madagascar's
   vanilla-producing northeastern coast.