Overall Green alert Flood for Madagascar
in Madagascar

Event summary

Flood Madagascar can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1101263
Death: 10
Displaced: 500
Countries: Madagascar
From - To 17 Jan - 18 Jan

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Madagascar, January 2022Heavy rainfall late on 17 January 2022 caused flooding and landslides in areas of Analamanga Region in Madagascar, including the capital Antananarivo. BNGRC reported 500 evacuated and 10 fatalities as of 18 January.Tue 18 Jan 2022FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS
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Latest media headlines

Articles: 5 | About casualties: 1 | Last hour: 0

Intense flood hits Madagascar's capital due to a month-long rain2022-01-21T18:38+0100.

According to The Associated Press , at least ten people have died due to the flooding, and over 12,000 people have been displaced (AP). At least 2,400 homes in Antananarivo were flooded as a result of severe rains, according to local offici
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10 killed by floods in Madagascar capital2022-01-18T18:43+0100.

Ten were killed by floods in Madagascar's capital. An Interior Ministry official said Tuesday that at least 10 people perished in flash floods caused by torrential rain that pounded Madagascar's capital Antananarivo overnight. The victims w
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I n this year’s Guardian and Observer charity appeal we have supported communities and individuals hit hardest by the climate emergency, people who have seen their lives upended and livelihoods lost by extreme weather. It’s a topical issue,
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),