Cyclone Gezani strikes Madagascar with 195 km/h winds

Exam-focused facts from the 13 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Cyclone Gezani made landfall late Tuesday with wind speeds exceeding 195 km/h.
The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management reported at least 31 deaths and 36 serious injuries.
Over 6,000 people were displaced and four remain missing after the cyclone hit Toamasina.
Colonel Michael Randrianirina, in power since an October military coup, surveyed damage in Toamasina.
About 75 percent of Toamasina’s infrastructure was damaged or destroyed according to the president’s office.
Gezani is the second cyclone to hit Madagascar in two weeks, after Cyclone Fytia killed 12 people on January 31.