RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Madagascar - Tropical Storm

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Situation Update No. 2 Posted:2010-03-12, 18:30:43 [UTC] Ref.no.: TC-20100312-25297-MDG Situation Update No. 2 On 2010-03-13 at 17:18:35 [UTC] Event: Tropical Storm Location: Madagascar Eastern coastal areas Number of Deads: 14 person(s) Situation: A storm on Madagascar left 14 people dead, 27,000 homeless and thousands of houses damaged after ravaging the tropical island, national television reported Saturday. The region around the town of Mananjary was hit the hardest on Friday, the report said. A quarter of the town was flooded and electricity and water supplies were disrupted, local authorities said. Blocked and flooded roads were hampering relief efforts, officials said. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu