Cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar

Cyclone Batsirai has killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar. It is 2nd major storm in two weeks – made landfall on the east coast, with gusts of 235km/h (146mph) and high waves hitting coastal areas.

Madagascar was already reeling from Tropical Storm Ana, which killed 55 people when it hit the Indian Ocean island nation last month. Cyclone Batsirai has compounded the destruction, making landfall near the south-eastern city of Mananjary.