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VATOMANDRY (MADAGASCAR) - As powerful Cyclone Batsirai closed in on eastern Madagascar on Saturday people sought shelter in more secure concrete buildings while others reinforced their roofs with large sandbags.

Cyclone Batsirai weakened overnight but floods were still expected due to heavy rain after it hit eastern Madagascar with strong winds, the island's meteorological office said Sunday.

"Batsirai has weakened," Meteo Madagascar said, adding that the cyclone's average wind speed had almost halved to 80 kilometres per hour (50 miles per hour), while the strongest gusts had scaled ba...

VATOMANDRY, Madagascar-- Powerful Cyclone Batsirai was closing in on eastern Madagascar Saturday as residents sought secure shelter or reinforced their roofs with sandbags after warnings that "widespread damage" was feared. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN Batsirai is expected to lash the eastern parts of

Authorities say that some 595,000 people could be directly affected by Batsirai.

Cyclone is second storm to hit nation in just a few weeks

VATOMANDRY, Madagascar, Feb 6, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Cyclone Batsirai weakened overnight but floods were still expected due to heavy rain after

VATOMANDRY, MADAGASCAR - Cyclone Batsirai weakened overnight but floods were still expected due to heavy rain after it hit eastern Madagascar with stron

Cyclone Batsirai weakened overnight but floods were still expected due to heavy rain after it hit eastern Madagascar with strong winds, the island's meteorological office said Sunday.

Cyclone Batsirai weakened overnight but floods were still expected due to heavy rain after it hit eastern Madagascar with strong winds, the island's meteorological office said Sunday.