- The passage of the tropical cyclone HONDE very close (approximately 100 km south) to the southern coast of Madagascar over the period from 28 February to 1 March, with maximum sustained winds up to 137 km/h, caused very heavy rainfall and strong winds that have resulted in casualties and severe damage.
- The National Risk and Disaster Management Programme of Madagascar (BNGRC), UN OCHA, and media report, as of 5 February, three fatalities, 69 injured people, 21,600 evacuated people, and a total of more than 43,200 affected people across southern and central-western regions of the country, where the worst affected are the Atsimo-Andrefana region and the Menabe region. In addition, the same sources also report over 1,900 destroyed and around 7,200 damaged houses across the affected area.
- Over the next 72 hours, more heavy rainfall is forecast over southern and central Madagascar.
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