Cyclone Emnati hits Madagascar; island’s fourth major storm in a month
Antananarivo, MadagasgarReuters Winds of up to 135 kilometres per hour battered Madagascar early on Wednesday as Cyclone Emnati made landfall, becoming the fourth major storm to hit the Indian Ocean island in a month. Emnati struck on the south-eastern side of the island, where another cyclone, Batsirai, killed scores of people just under three weeks […]
Catholic Church responds to devastation wrought by storm in Malawi
Nairobi, Kenya Over the past few weeks, Tropical Storm Ana has left a path of destruction in Malawi, killing dozens of people, displacing several hundred thousand people, and damaging schools, government buildings, churches, healthcare centers, roads, agriculture crops, animals, and homes. The storm that caused heavy rains and flooding affected the southern part of the […]
Storm Ana deaths rise to 88 as second storm brews to Africa’s east
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 88 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing as another storm threatened more severe weather. Storm Ana passed over Madagascar on 22nd January, adding to days of already intense rainfall. The country declared a state of disaster on Thursday night, reporting […]