00:00At least 20 people have been killed after Cyclone Kazani tore into Madagascar with violent winds and torrential rain.
00:08The storm made landfall Tuesday in the coastal city of Tormasina,
00:13packing winds of up to 250 km per hour, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees and leaving entire neighbourhoods underwater.
00:22Authorities say several people died when their houses collapsed.
00:25Aid groups described the scene as total chaos, saying up to 90% of roofs were damaged in some areas.
00:33Forecasters say Tormasina was hit by the most intense part of the storm,
00:38possibly one of the strongest to strike the region in decades.
00:42Madagascar's new leader is now in the city assessing the damage.
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