Powerful cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar

A strong cyclone killed at least 20 people as it struck Madagascar, toppling houses and causing major flooding. Cyclone Gezani made landfall, slamming into the country’s second-largest city, Toamasina, with winds reaching 250 kilometres per hour. The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNRGC) said it had recorded 20 deaths, many after houses had collapsed. Fifteen people were missing and at least 33 had been hurt, it said. — AFP