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Residents pause while tryings to clear the rubble of a house after the passage of cyclone Batsirai, in the Tanambao district on February 8, 2022 in Mananjary, Madagascar.

Residents pause while trying to clear the rubble of a house after the passage of cyclone Batsirai, in the Tanambao district on February 8, 2022 in Mananjary, Madagascar.

Photo by RIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images.

Still recovering from the loss of lives and ruin of property from last year’s 34-day Cyclone Freddy, Madagascar has been hit by another disaster, which has led to the death of at least eleven people.

According to reports, Cyclone Gamane hit the Vohemar district, in the northern area of the island country in the early hours of Wednesday. The cyclone was projected to simply skim the island but it made an unexpected course which resulted in the collapse of houses and bridges, as well as deadly mudslides and flooding. Six people are reported to have drowned, while five others were killed by cratering buildings and fallen trees.

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