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Cyclone Gezani Devastates Toamasina’s InfrastructureNearly 75% of Toamasina was destroyed, impacting over 400,000 residents amid urgent calls for international aid.
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- Cyclone Gezani struck Toamasina with winds reaching 250 km/h, causing widespread destruction of critical infrastructure.
- Disruptions affected food, fuel, and medical supply chains, severely impacting more than half the local population.
- Authorities conducted evacuations of injured and residents as full recovery is expected to take many years.
- Madagascar’s government requested global assistance, acknowledging national resources are insufficient for disaster response.
What happened is a disaster, nearly 75% of the city of Toamasina was destroyed.— The country's military leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who seized power in October, told the AFP news agency.
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