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Cyclone Batsirai Carves Through Madagascar and Zambia
Sudden natural disaster claims lives and cues immediate response By Iqra Abid Hasan “We saw only desolation: uprooted trees, fallen electric poles, roofs torn off by the wind, the city completely under water.” – Survivor An island rocked Cyclone Batsirai has devastated Madagascar after barreling into the Eastern coastline of the island, bringing winds of up to 100 mph. So far, 20 people have been confirmed dead and 48,000 people have been displaced. However, the UN World Food Program estimates as many as 150,000 people may have lost their homes. The city of Mananjary, just north of where the cyclone hit land, has been left in ruins with electricity unavailable…