The Latest Breaking News from Batsirai

Hunger-stricken families in Madagascar forced to sell children

Cyclone Freddy hit Madagascar first in February and then again in March, a rare loop trajectory that left behind a trail of destruction. The island nation was already reeling from last year's Batsirai and Emnati cyclones, which had destroyed farmland and infrastructure in the southeast. As a result, hundreds of…

France 24 · Mar 13, 2023

The perilous road to recovery in Madagascar’s cyclone-hit east

Al Jazeera travelled along Madagascar’s ravaged coast, where residents feel left behind weeks after deadly storms.

Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2022

Madagascar, southern Africa brace for more tropical storms

Even as southern African nations assess the devastation caused earlier this month by Cyclone Batsirai, a new tropical storm is approaching as the Indian Ocean region is confronted by an intense cyclone season

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022

Tropical cyclone Batsirai batters France’s Reunion Island

At least 12 people have been injured on the French Indian Ocean territory of La Reunion as tropical cyclone Batsirai lashed the island Thursday, dumping rain and blowing powerful winds overnight – conditions that continue to keep residents inside.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 3, 2022

Storm Ana deaths rise to 88 as second storm brews to Africa's east

Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 88 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing as another storm threatened more severe weather.

Reuters · Jan 28, 2022