Tropical storm kills 16 people in Madagascar

At least 16 people have been confirmed dead in Madagascar after a tropical storm followed by heavy rainfall, emergency services say.

According to a BBC.com report, seventeen people remain missing after Tropical Storm Cheneso hit the Office for Risk and Disaster Management.

For the past week, more than 60,000 people have been displaced since the storm reached the island.

Some 47,000 people are affected, while 13,000 houses and some 100 classrooms are damaged, the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations said

Madagascar, Mozambique and the wider southern Africa region have been hit by severe storms and cyclones in recent years, BBC.com adds.

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