Madagascar's Largest Port DESTROYED—Cyclone Gezani OBLITERATES Toamasina with 167 MPH Winds

Cyclone Gezani just destroyed 80% of Madagascar's largest port city in a single night. Toamasina — a coastal city of 575,000 people and the economic lifeline of an entire nation — was hit by 167 mph wind gusts on February 10, 2026. At least 31 are dead. Over 250,000 are disaster victims. And the storm may not be over.

This was the second major cyclone to strike Madagascar in just 11 days. Cyclone Fytia had already killed 14 people, destroyed 18,600 homes, and displaced 31,000 — and communities were still recovering when Gezani made landfall with the most intense winds the region has seen in over 30 years, rivaling Cyclone Geralda of 1994.

Toamasina's port handles 80% of Madagascar's imports and exports — vanilla, coffee, cloves, nickel, and minerals. The port took a direct hit. National highways are flooded and impassable. The airport is shut down. The entire city remains without power. The country's military ruler, who seized power in an October 2025 coup, has publicly declared the crisis exceeds the nation's capabilities and called for international help — but with Madagascar's African Union membership suspended, aid coordination faces serious obstacles.

Now, Gezani is forecast to re-intensify over the warm waters of the Mozambique Channel, with a 40-60% chance of impacting Mozambique — a country already reeling from floods that displaced 700,000 people. The cyclone season has two more months to go.
In this documentary, we break down exactly what happened hour by hour, the staggering scale of destruction, why this port city matters to the global economy, the political chaos complicating the response, and the climate science behind why these storms are getting worse. Madagascar didn't cause climate change — but it's paying the price.

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