{"id":8703,"date":"2012-03-08T14:59:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T12:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/tropical-storm-irina-killed-72-in-madagascar\/"},"modified":"2012-03-08T14:59:48","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T12:59:48","slug":"tropical-storm-irina-killed-72-in-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/tropical-storm-irina-killed-72-in-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical storm Irina killed 72 in Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Alain Iloniaina<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">ANTANANARIVO, March 8<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; At least 72 people<br \/>\nwere killed when the tropical storm Irina hit northern<br \/>\nMadagascar in late February, causing floods and landslides,<br \/>\nauthorities said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Three people were also reported missing and some 77,911<br \/>\ndisplaced, said the National Office for Disaster and Risk<br \/>\nManagement, BNGRC. The storm destroyed 1,348 homes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Irina passed through the country on Feb. 26-27, mostly in<br \/>\nthe north of the island.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The dead are either buried under the mud or have been<br \/>\nwashed away,&#8221; Fanja Ratsimbazafy, secretary-general of the<br \/>\nMadagascar Red Cross, told Reuters by phone.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many roads are blocked due to landslides. Rivers<br \/>\noverflowed, isolating many villages. The isolation of affected<br \/>\nareas slows the arrival of information. This also complicates<br \/>\nthe organisation of relief.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>According to the U.S. space agency NASA, as of Wednesday,<br \/>\nIrina, with wind speeds close to 45 knots (52 mph, 83.3 kph),<br \/>\nwas moving toward Mozambique, and was now about 552 miles (889<br \/>\nkm) east-southeast of capital Maputo.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Residents along the eastern coast of South Africa and<br \/>\nMozambique should keep an eye on the storm as it moves back in<br \/>\ntheir direction over the next couple of days,&#8221; NASA said on its<br \/>\nwebsite.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Madagascar is prone to cyclones and tropical storms,<br \/>\nespecially in the rainy season from February to May.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 2008, Cyclone Ivan smashed Madagascar, killing more than<br \/>\n80 people and leaving over 200,000 homeless.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In mid-February, another cyclone, Giovanna, killed 35 people<br \/>\nand injured 284 as it swept through the island. \t<\/p>\n<p> (Editing by George Obulutsa and Alessandra Rizzo)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alain Iloniaina ANTANANARIVO, March 8 (Reuters) &#8211; At least 72 people were killed when the tropical storm Irina hit northern Madagascar in late February, causing floods and landslides, authorities said on Thursday. Three people were also reported missing and some 77,911 displaced, said the National Office for Disaster and Risk Management, BNGRC. 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