Tropical Cyclone Gezani collapsed houses in Madagascar's main port city and left at least 20 people dead as it crossed the Indian Ocean island with high winds and rain, authorities said Wednesday.
After the storm made landfall late Tuesday with wind speeds of more than 195 kph (121 mph), Madagascar's weather service issued red alerts for several regions warning of possible floods and landslides as Gezani moved across the large island of 31 million people, many of whom live in poverty and have inadequate shelter from storms.
