We have heard more news from the Diocese and received more photos. Please continue to hold everyone affected in your prayers.

News from Fenoarivo

More than 1,200 Christian had their houses damaged due to Cyclone Freddy in the parish of Fenoarivo. The crops have been completely destroyed, and people have been killed by the flooding by river and sea. We need your prayers.

Please pray too for the wife of the Parish Priest, Rev Delphin, who is very sick.

Photos from Betioky Parish

Morombe Church

Please continue to pray for everyone in the southwest of Madagascar – and the people in Mozambique as Cyclone Freddy is heading back to there.

Here are some photos from the Cathedral Complex from today:

And St Philip’s, Ambohitsabo:

Most unusually Cyclone Freddy, which had already crossed over the island of Madagascar and reached Mozambique, has returned to Toliara and hit the Diocese really badly.

The Cathedral is flooded, the churches in Ambohimahavelona and Analaiva have collapsed and many homes have been destroyed, including at least four homes of Christians in Sakaraha. Flood water is rising in Morondava.

Crops have been destroyed and the price of food is escalating. News is still reaching us from the affected areas.

Please hold the Diocese and all the people of Toliara in your prayers, as they recover from this devastation.

The Diocese is very grateful for your prayers, and sends their thanks. Cyclone Freddy weakened in strength by the time it reached the Diocese, and even Fort Dauphin on the east coast in the south of the island was not harmed.

As you will have seen on the world news, Mananjary on the east coast in about the middle of the island was badly affected, as it was last year by Cyclone Batsirai. At the time of writing, the storm is over Mozambique and heading for Zimbabwe.

Cyclone Freddy has made landfall on the east coast of Madagascar, and is heading across the country for Mozambique. Winds are in excess of 80mph and torrential rain is falling. Please continue to hold the people and their crops in your prayers, especially for those living in Mananjary which was badly hit by Cyclone Batsirai last year.

You can find more news on the internet. Here is the BBC report.

Cyclone Freddy is threatening to hit Madagascar on Tuesday. It formed in Indonesia nearly two weeks ago and has been travelling across the Indian Ocean since then. Please pray for it to lessen in strength before reaching Mauritius and Madagascar.

You can read more here