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Madagascar TC Gamane DREF Operation (MDRMG022)

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What happened, where and when?

On March 27, 2024, Tropical Cyclone Gamane made landfall in Madagascar early in the morning, with an average wind speed estimated at 150 km/h with gusts up to 210 km/h. The cyclone hit the commune of Ampisikinana in the Vohémar district of the Sava Region.
The cyclone's path brought severe weather to three regions in Northern Madagascar: Sava, Diana, and Analanjirofo. Since landfall, these regions, particularly Sava, Analanjirofo, and parts of the Diana region, have experienced heavy rainfall, leading to ooding in towns and villages. In the Analanjirofo region, all the fokontany in the Commune Urbaine (CU) of Sambava, as well as the Communes Rurales (CR) of Ambinanitelo and Andranofotsy in the Maroantsetra district, are ooded. Reports from branches, authorities, and partners indicate ongoing ooding aecting parts of the Sava Region, including the towns of Antalaha, Sambava, and Vohemar. A provisional assessment by the National Disaster Risk Management Oce on March 28 shows that three people are missing, 36,934 are aected, and 19,192 are displaced.
Red heavy rainfall warnings were issued for the Diana, Sava, Ambatosoa, and Analanjirofo regions, as well as the Toamasina and Vohibinany districts in the Atsinanana Region. Green heavy rainfall warnings were issued for the Analalava, Antsohihy, Bealanana,
Mandritsara, Befandriana Nord, Antanambao Manampotsy, Marolambo, Mahanoro, and Stone districts in the Alaotra-Mangoro Region.
Red strong wind and heavy swell warnings were also in place for much of Madagascar's eastern, northeastern, and southern coastlines.