Funds Sent To: Church of Jesus Christ in
Madagascar "FJKM"
Department for Development; SAF/FJKM
Amount Sent: US$ 59,950
Date: 17 March 2010
Details of Response
Emergency: Assistance to Victims of Cyclone "Hubert"
Date of Emergency: 10 March 2010
Implementing Member/Partner: Church of
Jesus Christ in Madagascar "FJKM"
Department for Development; SAF/FJKM
DETAILS OF THE EMERGENCY:
On 10 March Cyclone Hubert with winds of 180 km per hour hit the south east of the country between Mahoro (Tamatave) and Mananjary (Fianarantsoa), about 700 kilometers south east of the capital Antananarivo, striking the east-south coast near Mahanoro, Nosy Varika, Mananjary, Manakara and Vohipeno, dispercing in the middle of Madagascar west of Ambalavao. The cyclone brought about a mass of clouds which entirely covered Madagascar for 5 days. The heavy rains caused flooding in the south eastern and the middle western regions of the country.
The BNGRC (Bureau National pour la Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes) reports that :
12 of 110 districts were affected; particularly hard hit were the areas in and around:
- Ambatondrazaka, Mahanoro,
- Nosy Varika, Mananjary, Manakara, Vohipeno, Farafangana,
- Ikongo, Ifanadiana, Ambatofinandrahana, Ambositra, Vangaindrano
Current Information:
According to BNGRC and confirmed by staff of FJKM and SAF/FJKM in place, the estimated damages, which had a huge impact in human lives, are as follows:
- 41 deaths
- 02 injured
- 38 298 homeless
- 623 houses destroyed
- 2 605 houses flooded
- 84 969 victims
- 19 530 hectares of rice fields flooded
- 2 700 hectares of maize and cassava fields flooded