RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service

2010-03-12 18:32:10 - Tropical Storm - Madagascar

EDIS CODE: TC-20100312-25297-MDG
Date & Time: 2010-03-12 18:32:10 [UTC]
Area: Madagascar, , Eastern coastal areas,

Event exciting : Tropical Storm Hubert
Number of death person(s): 10
Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)
Affected person(s): 32000

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Madagascar's disaster officials say at least 10 people have died and 32,000 have been affected by Tropical Storm Hubert. The storm hit the southeast coast of the Indian Ocean island nation on Wednesday. Madagascar's National Office for Disaster Preparedness said Friday that many homes have been destroyed by flooding. Madagascar lies off the southeastern coast of Africa and is in the main storm path of the Indian Ocean basin. It normally has three or four major cyclones each year. Fame, Ivan and Jokwe killed more than 100 in Madagascar in 2008 and affected 300,000 others.

Posted:2010-03-12 18:32:10 [UTC]