By Ndatenda Njanike (Press and Communication Officer)
TROPICAL Cyclone Freddy has left at least 7 people dead and affected 79,000 people in several regions, including 22,500 displaced, according to the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC)
The tropical cyclone is estimated to impact more than 14,000 houses affected (3,079 flooded, 9,696 damaged, and 1,206 totally destroyed)
“In Madagascar, Tropical Cyclone Freddy has left at least 7 people dead and affected 79,000 people in several regions, including 22,500 displaced, according to the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC).
“It is estimated that Cyclone Freddy impacted more than 14,000 houses affected (3,079 flooded, 9,696 damaged and 1,206 totally destroyed), while 41 schools have been affected, with 6 classrooms totally destroyed, 37 partially destroyed and 79 roofless, leaving about 6,800 students out of school.
“According to preliminary findings from ongoing needs assessments, wind-related damages appear to have been limited to within approximately 30-50 kilometers around the landing point—which was in Mahela commune— with the impact zone stretching between the town of Mananjary and the commune of Ambahy, an area with approximately 13 to 15 municipalities, with about 115,000 inhabitants. Read the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs lash update report.
The disaster is also anticipated to affect the southern parts of Mozambique and also the southeastern parts of Zimbabwe.
