<rss><channel><item><title>Le FIDA apporte son appui aux opérations de relèvement après le passage du cyclone Ivan à Madagascar</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7CHK65?OpenDocument</link><description>Communiqué de presse FIDA/18/08 Rome, 4 mars 2008 - Le cyclone Ivan a frappé Madagascar, tuant le bétail, détruisant les récoltes et les bâtiments et laissant derrière lui plus de 150 000 sans-abri. L'œil du cyclone est passé au-dessus d'un projet appuyé par le FIDA sur la côte Est de l'île.</description><pubDate>2008-03-07T17:44+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-14b04c38b3359dfed9602ad1021452e4</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>MARS-STAT</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category></item><item><title>Pines eyes a bright future</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1029081</link><description>The Pines Retirement Home celebrated its silver anniversary in February. 25 Years after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opened the home, and nearly four years after Hurricane Ivan inflicted huge damage on the facility</description><pubDate>2008-03-07T10:17+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-b9e71f82df1a2f9dcd8dfbf75877ff71</guid><category>HealthENV</category><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Madagascar: Blown away</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SKAI-7CGR37?OpenDocument</link><description>Medair initiates an emergency response after the category four cyclone Ivan hits the east coast of Madagascar, leaving devastation in its wake. 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Les dommages provoqués par Ivan deviendront un obstacle sérieux au développement si l'on ne résout pas les problèmes à temps': c'est en ces termes qu'Aimé Gilbert Tarehy, responsable administratif de la région....</description><pubDate>2008-03-06T07:38+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-148b194df1eb960db3f4344a207e971c</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category></item><item><title>Madagascar : Mission de soutien après le passage du cyclone Ivan</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KHII-7CG3JM?OpenDocument</link><description>Paris, le 04 mars 2008 - On dénombre aujourd'hui à Madagascar près de 580 blessés et plus de 320 000 sinistrés après le passage du cyclone Ivan le 17 février dernier. Entre 30% et 90% des bâtiments ont été détruits sur l'ensemble de la zone touchée par le cyclone, au Nord Est de l'île.</description><pubDate>2008-03-06T03:36+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-87d7617861f84afa5e1b01af200dca23</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar: IFAD intervenes to support recovery in aftermath of cyclone</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-7CFMK2?OpenDocument</link><description>Release number IFAD/18/08 Rome, 4 March 2008. Cyclone Ivan struck the island of Madagascar destroying crops, livestock and buildings and leaving more than 150,000 people homeless. The eye of the cyclone passed over an IFAD-supported project on the east coast of the island.</description><pubDate>2008-03-05T19:36+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-05ffdb48a8eb9035934a816376302484</guid><category>AgricultureRuralDevelopment</category><category>AgriculturalProdAnimal</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>ClimateChange</category><category>Agriculture</category><category>UNbodies</category></item><item><title>Madagascar: Cyclone Ivan Emergency Appeal No. MDRMG003</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ASAZ-7CFEH8?OpenDocument</link><description>Field assessments results indicate that the most affected regions include Alaotra Mangoro (north eastern Madagascar, Analamanga (Antananarivo plains), Atsinanana in the north east and the north western region. 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Kawaguchi Tetsuro, Japanese ambassador to the country, delivered on Monday to the....</description><pubDate>2008-03-04T15:34+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-15339dc8ca29fdfe6eb20ba22b6acee3</guid><category>HumanitarianAid</category></item><item><title>Southern Africa Floods: OCHA Situation Report No. 9</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SHES-7CAR8E?OpenDocument</link><description>SITUATION OVERVIEW Madagascar: 3. 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FENERIVE ESTE, Madagascar (AP) _ Amandine Mamena stands among the ruins of her house. Nothing but the foundations remain. 

Mamena, 36, lost everything when Cyclone Ivan slammed into the east coast of Madagascar. The cyclone hit Feb.</description><pubDate>2008-02-29T18:15+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-b374fda6f3d35ea840117054a1f65468</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>UNbodies</category></item><item><title>Madagascar cyclone toll rises</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080229172435287C358133</link><description>Authorities in Madagascar say Cyclone Ivan, which hit the island earlier in February, has killed at least 83 people.</description><pubDate>2008-02-29T17:48+0100</pubDate><source>iol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>iol-1e8bcbbec4bc91943635d7b86f67d414</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar cyclone toll rises</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080229172435287C358133</link><description>Authorities in Madagascar say Cyclone Ivan, which hit the island earlier in February, has killed at least 83 people.</description><pubDate>2008-02-29T17:31+0100</pubDate><source>Star</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Star-1e8bcbbec4bc91943635d7b86f67d414</guid></item><item><title>International Federation releases emergency funds for Madagascar</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/PANA-7CAGCV?OpenDocument</link><description>By Jean-Luc Martinage, International Federation The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has released 108,000 Swiss francs (USD 100,000 / € 65,000) from its Disaster Relief Emergency Fund to support the Malagasy Red Cross Society in its response to tropical cyclone Ivan....</description><pubDate>2008-02-29T15:23+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-d14f5199bed3369f6d6b9e4a9c1e47e3</guid><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category><category>Echo</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Death toll from Madagascar cyclone hits 83</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AMMF-7CADG5?OpenDocument</link><description>ANTANANARIVO, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Cyclone Ivan has killed 83 people and left almost 200,000 homeless after tearing through Madagascar last week, officials said on Friday. 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 Ivan pelted the Indian Ocean island's east coast with winds of more than 125 mph (200 kph) early last week, making it one of the largest cyclones ever to hit Madagascar.</description><pubDate>2008-02-29T09:39+0100</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-3c02e0b0e126029fb9dbfcc3aee0bb83</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Dozens remain missing after cyclone</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080229002932742C122160</link><description>Madagascan officials have confirmed that 177 people are still unaccounted for after Cyclone Ivan.</description><pubDate>2008-02-29T02:18+0100</pubDate><source>iol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>iol-dee117db5bff7c5e8b98c6158c2eebc4</guid><category>ClimateChange</category></item><item><title>Dozens remain missing after cyclone</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080229002932742C122160</link><description>Madagascan officials have confirmed that 177 people are still unaccounted for after Cyclone Ivan.</description><pubDate>2008-02-29T01:56+0100</pubDate><source>Star</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Star-dee117db5bff7c5e8b98c6158c2eebc4</guid><category>ClimateChange</category></item><item><title>Cyclone toll rises to 83, with 177 still missing</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080228/ap-en-844846f9b3c0c35eae3b7d878ab2e2a7.html</link><description>Eds: CORRECTS number of missing to 177 in copy and headline. 

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) _ The death toll in Madagascar from last week's Cyclone Ivan has risen to 83, with another 177 people still missing, authorities said Thursday. 

The government's disaster agency said that nearly 190,000 are....</description><pubDate>2008-02-28T21:15+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-844846f9b3c0c35eae3b7d878ab2e2a7</guid><category>ClimateChange</category></item><item><title>Cyclone toll rises to 83, with 117 still missing (1:22 a.m.)</title><link>http://www.sunstar.com.ph//static/net/2008/02/29/cyclone.toll.rises.to.83.with.117.still.missing.(1.22.a.m.).html</link><description>ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - The death toll in Madagascar from last week's Cyclone Ivan has risen to 83, with another 117 people still missing, authorities said Thursday. The government's disaster agency said that nearly 190,000 are homeless and more than 320,000 affected by what locals described as the biggest cyclone in living memory.</description><pubDate>2008-02-28T19:43+0100</pubDate><source>sunstar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>sunstar-661df5fee93d863f8ddc449f3782024e</guid><category>ClimateChange</category></item><item><title>Cyclone toll rises to 83, with 117 still missing</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080228/ap-en-68515a93562c8ae186867228d09c1815.html</link><description>ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) _ The death toll in Madagascar from last week's Cyclone Ivan has risen to 83, with another 117 people still missing, authorities said Thursday. 

The government's disaster agency said that nearly 190,000 are homeless and more than 320,000 affected by what locals described as the biggest cyclone in living memory.</description><pubDate>2008-02-28T18:37+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-68515a93562c8ae186867228d09c1815</guid><category>ClimateChange</category></item><item><title>Madagascar counts cost of deadly cyclone</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080227232042490C559338</link><description>The Madagascan tourist infrastructure has been devastated by Cyclone Ivan and officials are concerned about the impact this will have on the economy.</description><pubDate>2008-02-28T01:50+0100</pubDate><source>Star</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Star-9ddada619479e8a2c08ee6b2d75b0d54</guid><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category></item><item><title>Madagascar counts cost of deadly cyclone</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080227232042490C559338</link><description>The Madagascan tourist infrastructure has been devastated by Cyclone Ivan and officials are concerned about the impact this will have on the economy.</description><pubDate>2008-02-28T01:15+0100</pubDate><source>iol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>iol-9ddada619479e8a2c08ee6b2d75b0d54</guid><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category></item><item><title>Madagascar: UN Food Agency Begins Providing Aid to Cyclone Victims</title><link>http://allafrica.com/stories/200802270945.html</link><description>The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has started distributing emergency food assistance to tens of thousands of people in Madagascar, where at least 73 people have died and almost 150,000 others have been left homeless after Cyclone Ivan battered the island nation last week.</description><pubDate>2008-02-27T21:51+0100</pubDate><source>allafrica</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>allafrica-35e70ab7310743823701429f7c4342a5</guid><category>Energy</category></item><item><title>Madagascar: WFP begins delivering food to thousands of people hit by Cyclone Ivan</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EGUA-7C8MNK?OpenDocument</link><description>ANTANANARIVO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing emergency food assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by the cyclone Ivan, which devastated large parts of Madagascar last week. In the capital, Antananarivo, WFP has already distributed three-day rations of....</description><pubDate>2008-02-27T18:13+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-6e974eb0033fdc5e2646c3a2152e6845</guid><category>Security</category><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>Energy</category><category>Echo</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category></item><item><title>Madagascar-Weather/Cyclone/ Madagascar counts cost of deadly cyclone Ivan - tourism hit</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/dpa-en/080227/dpa-en-811d15ebdc55d1d32e8bea56bc003a53.html</link><description>Antananarivo (dpa) - As the death toll in the cyclone that swept over Madagascar earlier this month rose to at least 60 people authorities were Wednesday assessing the damage to the impoverished island's tourist infrastructure.    

The intensity of tropical cyclone Ivan when it slammed into the....</description><pubDate>2008-02-27T17:27+0100</pubDate><source>dpa-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dpa-en-811d15ebdc55d1d32e8bea56bc003a53</guid><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category></item><item><title>OAS Sec. General pays tribute to Grenada</title><link>http://news.caribseek.com/Grenada/article_62620.shtml</link><description>ST GEORGE'S - Organisation of American States Secretary General H.E. Jose Miguel Insulza, has told Prime Minister Mitchell and other Government Ministers, that Grenada has made an amazing recovery since Hurricane Ivan.</description><pubDate>2008-02-27T16:56+0100</pubDate><source>caribseek</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caribseek-f57641839149e9160e35e105db0391d6</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Madagascar: Tropical cyclone Ivan DREF Operation No. MDRMG003</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SHIG-7C8HPD?OpenDocument</link><description>GLIDE n° TC-2008-00023-MDG 27 February 2008 The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies.</description><pubDate>2008-02-27T16:07+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-3ba2cf4e8a6c6cecfa72d4b9becaedbd</guid><category>Echo</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>Agriculture</category></item><item><title>(MAP) Madagascar: Tropical Cyclone Ivan (as of 27 Feb 2008) - Situation Map</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LRAY-7C8JAU?OpenDocument</link><description>Date: 27 Feb 2008 Source(s): International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Cyclone; Disaster Assessment; Natural Disaster Format: PDF *, 398k

With the exception of public UN sources, reproduction or redistribution of the above text, in....</description><pubDate>2008-02-27T16:07+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-48d73fdefbb3642add8fdf06be826ece</guid><category>Echo</category><category>EuropeAid</category></item><item><title>Toll from Cyclone Ivan rises to 60 dead</title><link>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa/&amp;articleid=333385&amp;referrer=RSS</link><description>The death toll in Madagascar from Cyclone Ivan stood at 60 on Tuesday, with another 17 missing, the government said. Figures released by the disaster management centre also said 147 000 were homeless because of the cyclone that hit on February 17 carrying winds of up to 230km/h and torrential rains.</description><pubDate>2008-02-27T07:21+0100</pubDate><source>MailGuardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MailGuardian-8daa9c36101b7d34a5892c975611bcae</guid><category>ClimateChange</category></item><item><title>CARE intensifies search for marginalised cyclone victims</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SKAI-7C7LKM?OpenDocument</link><description>CARE International is accelerating its response to humanitarian suffering and damage caused by Cyclone Ivan. As more information becomes available estimates now indicate that nearly 228,000 persons have been directly affected by the storm, which has left more than 60 persons dead and more than148,000 people homeless.</description><pubDate>2008-02-26T23:37+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-72c3c78baeb56864accc5ce9f40ae4b8</guid><category>Agriculture</category></item><item><title>Madagascar: Toll from Cyclone Ivan rises to 60 dead, 147,000 homeless</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080226/ap-en-992a7bb67e2cad82cdbf5217bdd3c2da.html</link><description>ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) _ The death toll in Madagascar from Cyclone Ivan stood at 60 Tuesday, with another 17 missing, the government said. 

Figures released by the disaster management center also said 147,000 were homeless because of the cyclone that hit Feb. 17 carrying winds of up to 230 kph (more than 140 mph) and torrential rains.</description><pubDate>2008-02-26T17:59+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-992a7bb67e2cad82cdbf5217bdd3c2da</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>ClimateChange</category></item><item><title>Death toll from Madagascar cyclone hits 60</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LSGZ-7C7KFZ?OpenDocument</link><description>ANTANANARIVO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Cyclone Ivan killed 60 people when it tore through Madagascar last week, officials said on Tuesday, more than doubling the previous death toll of 22. "More than 200,000 people are affected," Jean Rakotomalala, head of the country's National Office of Disasters and Risk Management, told reporters.</description><pubDate>2008-02-26T17:27+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-6510ac9fed9a6970fb21953f5fadaf6c</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>ClimateChange</category><category>Security</category></item><item><title>Death toll from Madagascar cyclone hits 60</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/080226/reuters-en-84477daee2c7c8cb5dad565a56b1ff6f.html</link><description>ANTANANARIVO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Cyclone Ivan killed 60 people when it tore through Madagascar last week, officials said on Tuesday, more than doubling the previous death toll of 22.   

 "More than 200,000 people are affected," Jean Rakotomalala, head of the country's National Office of Disasters and Risk Management, told reporters.</description><pubDate>2008-02-26T14:11+0100</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-84477daee2c7c8cb5dad565a56b1ff6f</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>ClimateChange</category><category>Security</category></item><item><title>U.S. provides assistance to Madagascar following cyclone</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7C72Z7?OpenDocument</link><description>WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), are airlifting relief commodities in response to Tropical Cyclone Ivan which has caused a humanitarian crisis in Madagascar. 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Du 17 au 19 février 2008, Ivan, un cyclone de niveau 4 (sur 5) sur l'échelle de Saffir-Simpson, a suivi les traces de l'ouragan Fame,....</description><pubDate>2008-02-26T05:05+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-87324f366ff81be9a4bc7b1a6426de29</guid></item><item><title>Relief supplies dwindle as island recovers</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080225225205536C518949</link><description>More than 100 000 Madagascans are homeless in the wake of Cyclone Ivan and relief officials are struggling to find food and medical supplies to help the needy.</description><pubDate>2008-02-26T01:02+0100</pubDate><source>Star</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Star-8f14852687bde0c5cd0e593ee8b050bc</guid><category>ClimateChange</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Madagascar: Cyclones Situation Report No. 2 - 25 Feb 2008</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/YSAR-7C6SNR?OpenDocument</link><description>CONTEXT 1. 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With winds of up to 230 kilometres per hour, Ivan caused major damage and many casualties, especially in the country's east.</description><pubDate>2008-02-25T20:45+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-fe310cf7006d0d116a8ee0b3e66c382f</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>Echo</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Cyclone Ivan kills 44, leaves 145,000 homeless in Madagascar</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080225/ap-en-206fdd1be36f93ee0e5a86258636e64e.html</link><description>Eds: UPDATES with details. ADDS byline. ^By JONNY HOGG= ^Associated Press Writer= 

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) _ The toll from Cyclone Ivan has risen to 44 dead and 145,000 homeless in Madagascar, the government said Monday. 

Eastern parts of the Indian Ocean island remain cut off by flood waters, more than a week after the cyclone hit Feb.</description><pubDate>2008-02-25T19:01+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-206fdd1be36f93ee0e5a86258636e64e</guid><category>ClimateChange</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Cyclone Ivan Ravages Madagascar</title><link>http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-02-25-voa33.cfm?rss=topstories</link><description>Cyclone Ivan, the worst to hit Madagascar in several years, has claimed at least 44 lives, and left 145,000 people homeless. VOA's Delia Robertson reports from our southern Africa bureau in Johannesburg.

The National Office for Natural Disasters Preparedness (BNGRC) and humanitarian organizations....</description><pubDate>2008-02-25T18:46+0100</pubDate><source>voanews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>voanews-3d2499c77f9566a4cac227fcb94da57a</guid><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category><category>UNbodies</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category></item><item><title>Cyclone Ivan kills 44, leaves 145,000 homeless in Madagascar</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/ap-en/080225/ap-en-9a8c4f6dfbdaad79fc4af115d3fc2e7f.html</link><description>ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) _ The toll from Cyclone Ivan has risen to 44 dead and 145,000 homeless in Madagascar, the government said Monday. 

Eastern parts of the Indian Ocean island remained cut off by flood waters, more than a week after the cyclone hit carrying winds of up to 230 kph (about 140 mph) and torrential rains.</description><pubDate>2008-02-25T17:57+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-9a8c4f6dfbdaad79fc4af115d3fc2e7f</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar assesses damage caused by cyclone</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080224230250120C152224</link><description>Authorities in Madagascar have revised the death toll after Cyclone Ivan, which hit the island nation in early February and destroyed crops and houses.</description><pubDate>2008-02-25T01:53+0100</pubDate><source>Star</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Star-c24e50adafaae86a161d4a1e6bbd92ad</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar assesses damage caused by cyclone</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080224230250120C152224</link><description>Authorities in Madagascar have revised the death toll after Cyclone Ivan, which hit the island nation in early February and destroyed crops and houses.</description><pubDate>2008-02-25T01:19+0100</pubDate><source>iol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>iol-c24e50adafaae86a161d4a1e6bbd92ad</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar in cyclone aid appeal</title><link>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7259969.stm</link><description>Madagascar appeals for help from the international community in the wake of Cyclone Ivan, which claimed 29 lives.</description><pubDate>2008-02-23T17:26+0100</pubDate><source>bbc-africa</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>bbc-africa-e7bd6c08f57d5e6d9098f81b81e94ea6</guid></item><item><title>Madagascar in cyclone aid appeal</title><link>http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=597859</link><description>Antananarivo, 02/23 - Madagascar has appealed for help from the international community in the wake of Cyclone Ivan, which left at least 29 people dead and 18,000 homeless. 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Assessments are still underway but as new information trickles in authorities fear the number may climb even higher.</description><pubDate>2008-02-22T21:47+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-601214012e4506a08a8c282cde824f5c</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>AgriculturalProdCropsFeedFibre</category></item><item><title>MADAGASCAR: Assessing the punch packed by cyclone Ivan</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/dcef6d1a57d4617a315eacae9bad73de.htm</link><description>"Over the past few days the numbers have increased substantially," Dia Styvanley Soa, spokeswoman for the National Office for Natural Disasters Preparedness (BNGRC), told IRIN. 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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) _ The death toll from the powerful cyclone which ripped through the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has reached 26 and the government is expected to appeal for international assistance, disaster management officials said Thursday.</description><pubDate>2008-02-21T20:05+0100</pubDate><source>ap-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ap-en-3493492a7550f106a465acd5e943a00c</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>ClimateChange</category><category>Flooding</category></item><item><title>Madagascar cyclone kills 22</title><link>http://www.afrol.com/articles/28084</link><description>, 21 February - At least 22 people have been confirmed dead a week after cyclone Ivan struck Madagascar. It has also left thousands of people homeless and displaced in the north-west town of Anosimahavelona.</description><pubDate>2008-02-21T19:44+0100</pubDate><source>afrol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>afrol-6aba227cd2f2a58d284792d18717dd55</guid></item><item><title>(MAP) Madagascar: Cyclone Ivan (as of 18 Feb 2008) - Location Map</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/LPAA-7C2NQN?OpenDocument</link><description>Date: 21 Feb 2008 Source(s): United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - ReliefWeb Type: Natural Disaster Keyword(s): Cyclone; Natural Disaster Format: PDF *, 300k

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 ANTANANARIVO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Cyclone Ivan killed at least 22 people on Madagascar this week and the death toll is expected to rise, government officials said on Thursday.   

 Ivan, one of the largest cyclones ever to hit Madagascar, was packing winds of more than 125....</description><pubDate>2008-02-21T11:03+0100</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-073d74d6db8277304329718d98df2f17</guid><category>ClimateChange</category></item><item><title>MADAGASCAR: Violence of Cyclone Ivan overwhelms careful preparations</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/132c1cd98b99c7b80ed2c92a83657747.htm</link><description>Ivan slammed into Madagascar's northeastern coast on Sunday, 18 February, with winds of up to 210km per hour, leaving a trail of destruction on its way across the island until it slowly diminished in strength and dissipated in the Mozambique Channel on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>2008-02-20T23:36+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-98809838d5786920019f5416db48f12c</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>AgriculturalTechnology</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category></item><item><title>Madagascar: Violence of Cyclone Ivan overwhelms careful preparations</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SKAI-7BZQXB?OpenDocument</link><description>JOHANNESBURG, 20 February 2008 (IRIN) - As initial assessments shed light on the extensive damage caused by Cyclone Ivan earlier this week, Madagascar is bracing itself for another onslaught as Cyclone Hondo picks up and heads for the island's east coast.</description><pubDate>2008-02-20T23:23+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-789ef177110a4a76ea56082723e7b10e</guid><category>UNbodies</category><category>AgriculturalTechnology</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category></item><item><title>Madagascar: Cyclone Ivan Causes Extensive Damage</title><link>http://allafrica.com/stories/200802200856.html</link><description>As initial assessments shed light on the extensive damage caused by Cyclone Ivan earlier this week, Madagascar is bracing itself for another onslaught as Cyclone Hondo picks up and heads for the island's east coast.</description><pubDate>2008-02-20T21:46+0100</pubDate><source>allafrica</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>allafrica-10f27e752514ae9137eace0cd2cbd98b</guid><category>Flooding</category><category>UNbodies</category><category>FoodSecurityFoodAid</category></item><item><title>Cyclone Ivan to cause more flooding in Mozambique</title><link>http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?article55502</link><description>Further flooding is expected in Mozambique's central and southern regions when tropical cyclone Ivan, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, hits the Mozambique Channel from Madagascar on Wednesday. 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 ANTANANARIVO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - At least 11 people are thought to have died after Madagascar was hit by Cyclone Ivan, a senior humanitarian official said on Monday, and the storm is also threatening Mozambique.   

 Ivan, one of the largest cyclones ever to hit....</description><pubDate>2008-02-18T16:31+0100</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-a1ece071f1c93c8bb8d4f81b83218674</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tropical cyclone may hit flood-stricken Mozambique</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L18312623.htm</link><description>MAPUTO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - An intense tropical cyclone is threatening to strike already flood-hit Mozambique on Tuesday, the country's National Meteorological Institute (INAM) said on Monday. INAM said in a statement Cyclone Ivan, a category 4 storm, had strengthened over the Indian Ocean and was likely to cause damage when it reached the coast.</description><pubDate>2008-02-18T13:01+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-026e8b99a2acb7b2de0dbb62e5273503</guid></item><item><title>'Cyclone Ivan may hit flood-stricken Moz'</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080218121036770C414799</link><description>The Mozambiquan national meteorological service have warned the public of the looming danger an impending tropical cyclone might bring.</description><pubDate>2008-02-18T12:03+0100</pubDate><source>iol</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>iol-12ea893f904e3764de9a32a7e1a88e02</guid></item><item><title>Tropical cyclone may hit flood-stricken Mozambique</title><link>http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa/&amp;articleid=332603&amp;referrer=RSS</link><description>An intense tropical cyclone is threatening to strike already flood-hit Mozambique on Tuesday, the country's National Meteorological Institute (Inam) said on Monday. Inam said in a statement Cyclone Ivan, a category-four storm, had strengthened over the Indian Ocean and was likely to cause damage when it reached the coast.</description><pubDate>2008-02-18T12:00+0100</pubDate><source>MailGuardian</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>MailGuardian-ab9611ed47fcaae0f815c7a4725464e2</guid></item><item><title>'Cyclone Ivan may hit flood-stricken Moz'</title><link>http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?from=rss_Africa&amp;set_id=1&amp;click_id=68&amp;art_id=nw20080218121036770C414799</link><description>The Mozambiquan national meteorological service have warned the public of the looming danger an impending tropical cyclone might bring.</description><pubDate>2008-02-18T11:58+0100</pubDate><source>Star</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>Star-12ea893f904e3764de9a32a7e1a88e02</guid></item><item><title>Tropical cyclone may hit flood-stricken Mozambique</title><link>http://139.191.254.108/Wires/reuters-en/080218/reuters-en-476cb8b92ff1901bf204ea452055ff60.html</link><description>MAPUTO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - An intense tropical cyclone is threatening to strike already flood-hit Mozambique on Tuesday, the country's National Meteorological Institute (INAM) said on Monday.   

 INAM said in a statement Cyclone Ivan, a category 4 storm, had strengthened over the Indian Ocean and....</description><pubDate>2008-02-18T10:13+0100</pubDate><source>reuters-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-en-476cb8b92ff1901bf204ea452055ff60</guid></item><item><title>Book drive for ICCI</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1028478</link><description>The Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Central, in partnership with the International College of the Cayman Islands, is requesting the help of Cayman Islands residents in restocking the college library which was destroyed during Hurricane Ivan in 2004.</description><pubDate>2008-02-12T23:47+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-3ca4092f99be97e012fd7b478375d520</guid><category>EUTerritories</category></item></channel></rss>
