2022 Antananarivo floods

2022 Antananarivo floods

Antananarivo
Date	18 January 2022 – 23 January 2022
Location	Madagascar
Cause	Heavy rainfall Moderate Tropical Storm Ana.[1]
Deaths	34
Property damage	6,800 buildings water damaged

On 18 January 2022, a series of floods occurred in northern Madagascar, especially around the Antananarivo area, where 11 people were killed.^[2][3] The floods were caused by heavy rainfall, with rainfall totals of up to 226 mm falling during the night of 17–18 January.^[2]

Impact

Madagascar

In total, 34 deaths were reported, 11 on January 18, and an additional 23 from Tropical Storm Ana on January 23.^[4] The country's National Office for Risk and Disaster Management reported that 6,800 houses had been flooded, and more than 35,000 people were temporarily displaced.^[5] Rainfall totals reached up to 226 mm in parts of Madagascar.^[2]

See also

• Weather of 2022
• 2022 Eastern Cape floods

References

1. "Tropical Storm Ana Floods Madagascar's Capital; 34 Dead". www.bloomberg.com. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
2. "10 killed by floods in Madagascar". Africanews. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
3. "Ten killed by floods in Madagascar capital". macaubusiness.com. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
4. "Tropical storm Ana floods Madagascar's capital; 34 dead". The Washington Post. 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
5. "Madagascar: Deadly tropical storms cause flooding, landslides | UN News". news.un.org. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-06-08.