Please continue to pray for Madagascar as another possible cyclone nears the country. This is expected to hit the already cyclone-ravaged east coast of Madagascar on Tuesday morning.

An estimated 270,900 people need assistance in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Batsirai which hit Madagascar on 5th February. Around 21,000 people are still displaced, and 20,500 homes have been destroyed, flooded, or damaged.

Tropical Storm Dumako hit the north-east coast on 15th February, directly affecting at least 5,100 people.

Now the Government and humanitarian partners are closely following the evolution of a new weather system—Tropical Storm Emnati. Although Emnati’s trajectory and potential impact are still uncertain, it is continuing to intensify and could reach the stage of a Tropical Cyclone or Intense Tropical Cyclone ahead of landfall, according to MeteoFrance. See https://reliefweb.int/report/madagascar/southern-africa-cyclone-season-flash-update-no-7-17-february-2022 for more information.