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NEW: A population fears for the future
Bevary Francois, local councillor for the village of Farahalana in north east Madagascar, points to a gap of about 1 metre in the bridge over the Lokoho river. Battered by torrential rain for two days during Cyclone Gloria in February, the wooden timbers have fallen away in places, making the road to the village of Marojala impassable.

Disease threatens lives of flood victims
Six-year-old Rahel could no longer stand upright. As her spindly legs gave way, she flopped down on the dusty ground, doubled over and vomited a watery liquid. Her mother, Florentina Uzebe, knelt down and covered the vomit up with sand and then put her arm around her daughter, who was now sobbing softly.

Floods separate children from their families
Celso Manganhe was eating a plate of porridge for breakfast under a tree when his mother spotted him for the first time after they were separated from each other during the country's worst floods, eleven days ago. "I am so very happy," said the mother hugging her 13-year-old son.

A plea for help from a stranded community
As the helicopter sweeps in over the small town of Mahanor, nestling on the south eastern coastline of Madagascar, the first thing one notices is that virtually every building in the area has lost its roof.

 

 

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