(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Amman, Jan. 9 (Petra)-- A cyclone that hit eastern Madagascar over the weekend killed at least 29 people and injured three others while two people were reported missing, authorities said on Monday.
Tropical Cyclone Ava passed through Madagascar on Friday and Saturday, hitting mostly the eastern coast of the island with wind speeds of between 140-190 kph.
"The provisional report of cyclone Ava hitting Madagascar, (shows) 29 people were killed," Melisa Venance, communications officer of the National Office of Risk and Disaster Management, said.
The National Office of Risk and Disaster Management had earlier on Monday put the dead at at least six, and that more than 13,000 people were displaced by the cyclone, while more than 16,000 pupils had classes suspended until Thursday, due to flooding and risk of landslides.
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