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Tropical storm Eliakim kills 17 in Madagascar: authorities

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Published on: June 15, 2023

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Image of tropical cyclone “Eliakim” on March 15, 2018. [Photo Credit: NASA Terra]

At least 17 people died when a tropical storm hit eastern Madagascar over the weekend.

More than 6,000 people were displaced by the storm, called Eliakim, the National Office of Risk and Disaster Management said in a statement late on Sunday.

The tropical storm hit the island’s Mananara region, 635 km north-east of Antananarivo, on Saturday night and had a wind speed of 85 km per hour and gusts of 120 km per hour.

In January, the island’s disaster management office said Tropical Cyclone Ava killed 51 people.

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