People walk along a flooded street in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Jan. 19, 2022. In Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, and its surrounding areas, 10 people died after heavy rains fell in the region on Monday night, the risk and disaster management office reported Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ling Xin)
ANTANANARIVO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- In Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, and its surrounding areas, 10 people died after heavy rains fell in the region on Monday night, the risk and disaster management office reported Tuesday.
About 500 people were displaced and two people were injured, according to the office's latest report. The heavy rains also caused material damage including collapsed houses and flooded fields.
Heavy rains fell on Monday night and continued into the early hours of Tuesday morning in the region.
For its part, the authority for the protection against floods of the Antananarivo plain also issued on Tuesday a notice of threat of danger in the plain of Antananarivo crossed by the river Sisaony.
Madagascar is in the midst of rainy season that often results in casualties and widespread damage. ■
People walk along a flooded street in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Jan. 19, 2022. In Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, and its surrounding areas, 10 people died after heavy rains fell in the region on Monday night, the risk and disaster management office reported Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ling Xin)
A man is seen on a canoe on the Masay Lake after the water level rises in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Jan. 19, 2022. In Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, and its surrounding areas, 10 people died after heavy rains fell in the region on Monday night, the risk and disaster management office reported Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ling Xin)
