This week's #ExtremeWeather :
– freak path of Cyclone #Gamane veered into Madagascar, resulting in at least 11 deaths;
– significant flash #floods and a landslide in #Sumatra, Indonesia left at least 19 people dead with seven others missing;
– #Calima winds brought unseasonably high temperatures - and #SaharaDust - to Spain and Portuga, as well as Greece.
"#Madagascar was unexpectedly struck by a cyclone on March 27, 2024. Initially expected to skim the coast, Cyclone #Gamane changed course, bringing devastation to the northern district of #Vohemar. At least 18 people were killed and thousands more were displaced due to this catastrophe.
Madagascar is among the countries that are most at risk of climate change. It also has the highest rates of poverty in the world."