Foto’s: Tropiese sikloon Cheneso laat duisende dakloos(Foto: Elie Sergio/AFP) Minstens 25 mense in Madagaskar is dood en 21 word nog vermis nadat tropiese sikloon Cheneso die eiland getref het. Volgens die rampbestuurskantoor in Madagaskar word meer as 83 000 geraak en byna 38 000 is dakloos. Altesame 23 600 huise is beskadig en 500 is heeltemal verwoes. Cheneso het Madagaskar op 19 Januarie getref en tien dae op die westelike gedeelte van die eiland gewoed. Dit het ook tot stormsterk wind en oorstromings in talle gebiede aanleiding gegee. Cheneso is aanvanklik as ŉ tropiese storm geklassifiseer, maar het die afgelope paar dae in intensiteit toegeneem tot ŉ tropiese sikloon met wind van tussen 118 km/h en 166 km/h wat opgeteken is. Die storm het oorspronklik in die suidweste van die Indiese Oseaan ontstaan. When I say that climate change is wreaking havoc on African continent, I mean this. We are only 30 days into the new year but in Madagascar ???????? 700 homes have already flooded as Tropical Storm Cheneso makes landfall for the first time in 2023????#ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency pic.twitter.com/RNHW2SXerV — Nyombi Morris (@mnyomb1) January 30, 2023 Gedurende die week het die sikloon suidooswaarts beweeg en groot skade aan onder meer huise en skole aangerig, terwyl nasionale paaie ook oorstroom is. Dit is die eerste tropiese sikloon wat Suider-Afrika in die huidige sikloonseisoen tref. Die seisoen duur gewoonlik vyf maande van November tot April. Maroela Media het vroeër berig dit is hierdie stelsel wat die warm en droë weersomstandighede in Suid-Afrika veroorsaak. Volgens die weerdiens hou Cheneso nie ŉ gevaar vir Suid-Afrika in nie. #PhotoOfTheWeek: Prior to the tropical storm #Cheneso hitting northern #Madagascar, @MadaRedCross volunteers have been conducting evacuations and preparedness activities. Following the impact, hundreds are on the ground for assessment and are working helping affected communities. pic.twitter.com/DeHvPE2sr1 — Canadian Red Cross (@redcrosscanada) January 27, 2023 We've been working with partners to help evacuate people in Besakoa village on #Madagascar's west coast from the major floods caused by tropical storm Cheseno. pic.twitter.com/UqiggsVDxY — Blue Ventures (@BlueVentures) January 25, 2023 Recently, tropical storm Cheneso swept through Madagascar, causing floods and landslides, resulting in 30 deaths and 20 missing, and affecting tens of thousands of people in the Indian Ocean island countries. pic.twitter.com/QYuiGTCrbM — GHM Planner (@ghmplanner) January 31, 2023 Thinking of #Madagascar recovering from the tropical storm. As unpredicted natural disasters and other crises beset our region, one thing remains certain. @UNFPA and partners are there to ensure access to essential #ReproductiveHealth services. pic.twitter.com/5ipPwe3i1v — Lydia Zigomo (@LZigomo) January 25, 2023