2022 Antananarivo floods

2022 Antananarivo floods
Antananarivo
Date18 January 2022 – 23 January 2022
LocationMadagascar
CauseHeavy rainfall
Moderate Tropical Storm Ana.[1]
Deaths34
Property damage6,800 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]

  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. ^ a b "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.