"Gezani is forecast to return to cyclone status when it strikes southern Mozambique on Friday evening. Nearly 40 people have been killed and more than 12,000 others displaced after Cyclone Gezani slammed into Madagascar's second-largest city earlier this week, as Mozambique braced for the storm's arrival. Updating its tolls as assessments progressed, Madagascar's National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) said on Thursday it had recorded 38 deaths, while six people remained missing and at least 374 were injured."
"Gezani made landfall on Tuesday at the Indian Ocean island nation Madagascar's eastern coastal city, Toamasina, bringing winds that reached 250km/h (155mph). Madagascar's new leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, has declared a national disaster and called for international solidarity, saying the cyclone had ravaged up to 75 percent of Toamasina and surrounds. Images from the AFP news agency showed the battered city of 500,000 people littered with trees felled by strong winds and roofs blown off buildings."
Cyclone Gezani made landfall in Toamasina with winds up to 250 km/h, causing extensive destruction across the city and Atsinanana region. Authorities report 38 fatalities, six missing, at least 374 injured, more than 12,000 people displaced, over 18,000 homes destroyed and about 50,000 homes damaged or flooded. Numerous deaths resulted from building collapses and inadequate shelter. The main road to Antananarivo is cut in places, hindering humanitarian convoys, and telecommunications are unstable. France dispatched food aid and rescue teams from Reunion. The storm is forecast to return to cyclone status and strike southern Mozambique on Friday evening.
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