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title: "Tropical Storm Cheneso, ensuing rain kill 16 in Madagascar"
description: "ANTANANARIVO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Heavy rainfall that followed the landfall of Tropical Storm Cheneso in Madagascar has killed 16 people and left 17 missing, the government's Office for Risk and Disaster Management said."
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# Tropical Storm Cheneso, ensuing rain kill 16 in Madagascar

> ANTANANARIVO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Heavy rainfall that followed the landfall of Tropical Storm Cheneso in Madagascar has killed 16 people and left 17 missing, the government's Office for Risk and Disaster Management said.

By Reuters · Published 27 January 2023, 15:51 SAST

## Key points
- A severe storm has hit Madagascar leaving 3 people dead and displacing over 60,000 people. The storm, which was stationary off the city of Morondava for more than two days, also destroyed 13,000 houses and 100 classrooms. This is the first of an annual series that typically forms in the Indian Ocean off the island nation. Last year 4 major storms hit Madagascar killing 138 people and destroying 124,000 homes. This tragedy will no doubt have a devastating impact on the already fragile economy of Madagascar.
- Madagascar has been hit by a severe storm, resulting in 3 deaths and the displacement of over 60,000 people.
- The storm has caused 13,000 houses and 100 classrooms to be damaged.
- In 2021, four major storms hit Madagascar, killing at least 138 people and destroying 124,000 homes.
- The European Commission's Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department is providing assistance to those affected by the storm.

## Content

The storm, which reached land on Jan. 19, is the first for 2023 of an annual series that typically forms in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the island nation.

Three people had died as the storm battered Madagascar and another 13 in the heavy rain that followed its departure, the office said in a statement late on Thursday. The rain was persisting, it said.

The storm had headed back to sea on Sunday and had been stationary off the western city of Morondava for more than two days, the office said.

The storm and rain had so far displaced just over 60,000 people and damaged 13,000 houses and 100 classrooms, the European Commission's Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department said in a statement on Thursday.

Madagascar and Mozambique in recent years have been repeatedly hit by severe storms and cyclones that have destroyed homes, infrastructure and crops and displaced large numbers of people.

In January and February last year, [four major storms](https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?search=all%3AL8N2UY1J2&linkedFromStory=true) hit Madagascar, killing at least 138 people, destroying 124,000 homes and displacing about 130,000 people.

(Reporting by Lovasoa Rabary, Writing by George Obulutsa; Editing by Duncan Miriri and Bradley Perrett)