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20.2, tropical cyclone Ivan

Mozambique: tropical cyclone “Ivan” had been downgraded to a tropical storm as it headed for flood-ravaged Mozambique after killing 60 people on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, where it reportedly flattened a hotel. The tourist paradise of Sainte Marie island off Madagascar was the worst-hit area as the cyclone slammed into the east coast at wind speeds of more than 230 km per hour. Nine people were killed on Sainte Marie and 90% of the island’s infrastructure was destroyed, including the hotel, which collapsed in the storm. A further two deaths were reported in Fenerive Est district, also in the east part of the island. All flights to the island were suspended during the storm and several areas were without electricity. “Ivan” was expected to hit central Mozambique where accompanying rains could exacerbate the heaviest flooding in the flood-prone country in many years caused by torrential seasonal rains. Around 100,000 people were evacuated to higher ground from four main river valleys in the former Portuguese colony.

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