Madagascar: World News in Brief – Shipwreck Tragedy Off Djibouti Coast, Drone Attacks Continue At Ukraine Nuclear Plant, Madagascar Cyclone Update

An estimated 220,000 people require immediate humanitarian assistance due to the catastrophic impact of Tuesday’s tropical cyclone Gamane in northeast Madagascar.

The storm made landfall on March 27 in the northeast of Madagascar, wreaking havoc in the regions of Analanjirofo, Diana, Atsinanana, and Sava.

“The cyclone exacerbates the hardships of populations already burdened by multiple crises,” said Roger Charles Evina, IOM Chief of Mission in Madagascar.

“El Nino conditions resulted in erratic…