*[Enwl-eng] Cyclone slams Madagascar
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Cyclone slams MadagascarAid groups estimated that 90% of roofs had been torn off of homes in some areas.
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Cyclone Gezani hit Madagascar on Tuesday, a major impact for a country still recovering from prior storms. The cyclone made landfall in the city of Toamasina on the island nation’s east coast, killing 20, injuring at least 33, and displacing around 2,700 people. Wind speeds reached in excess of 195 kph. The scale of the devastation was hard to describe, witnesses said. Aid groups estimated that 90% of roofs had been torn off of homes in some areas. President Colonel Michael Randrianirina visited the city to assess the damage and told reporters that 75% of the city had been destroyed. He called on the international community to help. Storms around the world have been getting more intense and dangerous as the climate crisis worsens. While corporations profit off of the extractive industries that lead to the worsening situation the pain is often felt by nations in the Third World who are not seeing the riches these companies are reaping. “The current situation exceeds Madagascar's capabilities alone.”—President Colonel Michael Randrianirina (Africa News) (France24) (Devdiscourse) (Al Jazeera) In other newsWhoops Speaking of climate, US President Donald Trump’s move to rescind the rule that allows the government to regulate greenhouse gases is causing panic—including within industry. Basically, undoing the Clean Air Act through repealing the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which says greenhouse gases contribute negatively to the wellbeing of the public, would be a decision with such far reaching consequences that it’s hard to estimate how much damage could be done. But the American Petroleum Institute, a lobbying group for the nation’s biggest oil producers, is unsure. The dog has caught the car. Endangerment has allowed Big Oil to dodge accountability from state funds aiming to force the companies to pay for their role in the climate crisis. Without it, they no longer have that legal shield. Death on the water Refugees traveling to Europe from Libya are missing after two boats capsized. The 53 missing people, including two babies, are feared dead. Two Nigerian women are the only survivors found so far. “These repeated incidents underscore the persistent and deadly risks faced by migrants and refugees attempting the dangerous crossing.”—UN International Organization for Migration (UN IOM) (The Guardian) (AP) Here’s your campaign of the day
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