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Home / News / World News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: 59 dead, several injured as Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar

IN PHOTOS: 59 dead, several injured as Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar

Updated On: 16 February, 2026 08:54 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Cyclone Gezani has claimed 59 lives in Madagascar, displaced thousands, and injured hundreds, impacting lakhs of people. Coming just days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia, it has intensified the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. The storm is part of a series of recent tropical cyclones, underscoring Madagascar’s increasing vulnerability to extreme weather driven by climate change. (PICS and TEXT: AFP)

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Cyclone Gezani has claimed 59 lives in Madagascar, displaced thousands, and injured hundreds, impacting lakhs of people. Coming just days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia, it has intensified the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. The storm is part of a series of recent tropical cyclones, underscoring Madagascar’s increasing vulnerability to extreme weather driven by climate change. (PICS and TEXT: AFP)

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Cyclone Gezani has claimed 59 lives in Madagascar, displaced thousands, and injured hundreds, impacting lakhs of people. Coming just days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia, it has intensified the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. The storm is part of a series of recent tropical cyclones, underscoring Madagascar’s increasing vulnerability to extreme weather driven by climate change. (PICS and TEXT: AFP)
<p>Several patients were redirected to Bethany Clinic after public hospitals in the city were paralysed by the cyclone</p>

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Several patients were redirected to Bethany Clinic after public hospitals in the city were paralysed by the cyclone

<p>Authorities said flooding and strong winds have pushed the death toll in Madagascar to 59, with more than a dozen people still missing</p>

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Authorities said flooding and strong winds have pushed the death toll in Madagascar to 59, with more than a dozen people still missing

<p>According to news reports, the National Bureau for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) stated that while 16,428 being displaced, 15 people remain missing. Meanwhile, 804 were injured, and 423,986 were classified as affected by the disaster</p>

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According to news reports, the National Bureau for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) stated that while 16,428 being displaced, 15 people remain missing. Meanwhile, 804 were injured, and 423,986 were classified as affected by the disaster

<p>Gezani barrelled through the country just 10 days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia killed 14 people and displaced over 31,000, according to the United Nations` humanitarian office</p>

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Gezani barrelled through the country just 10 days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia killed 14 people and displaced over 31,000, according to the United Nations` humanitarian office

<p>As per reports, when it was at its peak, the cyclone had sustained winds of about 115 miles per hour, with gusts rising to nearly 270 km per hour. The speed was enough to rip metal sheeting from rooftops and uproot large trees</p>

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As per reports, when it was at its peak, the cyclone had sustained winds of about 115 miles per hour, with gusts rising to nearly 270 km per hour. The speed was enough to rip metal sheeting from rooftops and uproot large trees

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