Cyclone Batsirai nears Madagascar, 'widespread damage' feared
Batsirai is expected to lash the eastern parts of the cyclone-prone Indian ocean island with powerful winds and torrential rains at around 8pm (1700 GMT) on Saturday, according to the country's national weather forecasters. It will make landfall in Mananjary district, more than 530 kilometres (310 miles) southeast of the capital Antananarivo, as a "tropical cyclone or intense cyclone at around 8pm local time," said Meteo Madagascar. By that time, the wind speed is forecast to be 165 kilometres per hour (102 miles per hour). Читать дальше...