Tropical Cyclone Freddy nears Madagascar

(21 Feb 2023)
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Mananjary, Madagascar - 21 February 2023
1. Various of strong winds and rain
2. Wide of men walking to shelter with their belongings
3. Wide of woman with baby on her back walking to shelter
4. Various of women and children sheltered in church
5. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Christophine Baotia, Mananjary resident:
"We fled the cyclone and the nuns here have welcomed us because our house is not solid. It is a house that is already supported by logs. So we asked the nuns for help and now we are with them. We took all our things with us. I am a single mother because my husband has just died. I have five children. Four still go to school, and I'm in trouble. I ask for your help, you who are responsible. I need help."
6. Wide of women and children in shelter
7. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Clémentine Uda, Mananjary resident:
"We fled the cyclone. I don't remember what his name is.... ah Freddy. We live in a low lying neighborhood and we are afraid of floods. So we asked for shelter here with the nuns. We ask for help."
8. Wide of women and children in shelter
9. Various of strong winds and rain
STORYLINE:
Strong winds and rain battered the coast of Madagascar on Tuesday evening as Cyclone Freddy approached the southeastern African coast.

The cyclone was labeled as “dangerous” by the United Nation’s weather agency on Monday as nations braced for landfall.

Cyclone Freddy was projected to reach Madagascar on Tuesday evening and hurtle toward Mozambique by the end of the week.

The tropical cyclone is equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane and is expected to dump heavy rain and bring strong winds.

It's feared that up to 2.2 million people, mostly in Madagascar, will be impacted by storm surges and flooding, according to the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System.

The Mahanoro, Mananjary and Nosy Varita communes in western Madagascar will be first-hit on Tuesday.

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