Oluja je stigla sjeverno od Mananjaryja, obalnog grada s 25.000 stanovnika koji je i dalje razoren prošlogodišnjom ciklonom Batsirai, u kojoj je širom zemlje poginulo više od 130 ljudi.
Today, the powerful tropical cyclone Freddy made landfall in Madagascar. The storm has claimed 4 lives and exhibited winds of up to 124mph. This just confirms my School Boy's Theory of History: It's just one damn thing after another.pic.twitter.com/KMzeXwh63O
— Steve Hanke (@steve_hanke) February 22, 2023
UN-ov Svjetski program za hranu (WFP) rekao je da bi više od 2.3 miliona ljudi na Madagaskaru moglo biti pogođeno Freddyjem, a ciklona bi potom prošla kroz Mozambik i Zimbabve na afričkom kopnu.
The eye of tropical cyclone #Freddy – captured live from the @Space_Station at 11:31 UTC today over the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar. Expected to make landfall there on Tuesday, Feb 21Equivalent to a category 4 hurricane and getting stronger. Feb 17, 2023 @WMO pic.twitter.com/q55IHD36qh
— ISS Above (@ISSAboveYou) February 17, 2023
Vlasti su saopćile da je otočna država, koja je navikla na ciklone i tropske oluje, uvela mjere za smanjenje gubitka života, prenosi Index.