At least four people have been killed since Freddie hit Madagascar's east coast, triggering storm surges after the storm tore through the roofs of countless homes there.

(Associated Press)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The Category 5 tropical cyclone "Freddy" (Freddy), which is equivalent to a "severe typhoon", made landfall in the African island country of Madagascar today, following the tropical cyclone "Cheneso" that swept the country at the end of January. ), the strong storm caused by "Freddy" may bring about a lot of disasters.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, after "Freddy" hit the east coast of Madagascar, at least four people died. The Red Cross warned that the height of the waves could exceed 8 meters. Schools in several areas were closed and local traffic was completely disrupted.

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Madagascar was hit by the strong tropical cyclone "Batsirai" last year, killing more than 130 people. It has not yet fully recovered from the disaster. Last month, "Cheneso" brought strong winds, heavy rains and floods. Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes.

But not long after, "Freddy" was born from the northern part of Australia, and traveled more than 7,000 kilometers across the entire Indian Ocean to Madagascar, off the coast of eastern Africa. Many local residents feared that successive storms might make it impossible to rebuild their homes forever.

Freddy's path is very unusual. In 2000, the tropical cyclone "Irene" (Cyclone Leon–Eline) that formed in Southeast Asia and Indonesia also hit Malaysia thousands of miles away, killing dozens of people and displacing more than 10,000 people.

After 23 years, Freddie is called a "historic storm". After crossing Madagascar, it is expected to make landfall in the East African country Mozambique over the weekend.

Freddy's path is very unusual. In 2000, the tropical cyclone "Irene" (Cyclone Leon–Eline) that formed in Southeast Asia and Indonesia also hit Malaysia thousands of miles away, killing dozens of people and displacing more than 10,000 people.

After 23 years, Freddie can be called a "historic storm".

(Reuters)