ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — A weakened Cyclone Freddy which pummeled Madagascar Tuesday night with heavy rains and strong destructive winds, killing four people, is continuing to wreak havoc in the southwest of the Indian Ocean nation.
The cyclone had waned slightly over land, with the state’s meteorological office measuring average winds of 50 kilometers per hour and reduced gusts of 70 kilometers per hour. “Recently built utilities, schools, stadium and health centers have been affected including houses by the seafront whose roofs were blown off,” said Martin Raveloarimanana, a church minister in Mananjary. “We try to repair what can be repaired and to clean up.”
But he added: “Homes were not affected that much as everyone had reinforced their house because we had information in advance.”