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A Second Cyclone Slams Madagascar

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Two powerful cyclones caused widespread flooding in Madagascar, affecting tens of thousands of people and highlighting the growing threat of extreme weather events fueled by climate change.

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A powerful tropical cyclone named Gezani struck Madagascar in February 2026, making landfall as a Category 3 storm and causing widespread flooding, damage to over 27,000 homes, and dozens of deaths. This came just two weeks after another cyclone, Fytia, had hit the island.

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