Cyclone Batsirai

Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai
Intense tropical cyclone (SWIO scale)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
	Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai northwest of Mauritius on 2 February.
Formed	24 January 2022
Dissipated	11 February 2022
	(Remnant low after 7 February)
Highest winds	10-minute sustained: 195 km/h (120 mph) ; 1-minute sustained: 230 km/h (145 mph) ;
Lowest pressure	934 hPa (mbar); 27.58 inHg
Fatalities	22 total
Damage	Unknown
Areas affected	Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar
	Part of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai was a powerful tropical cyclone that hit Madagascar. Batsirai formed on 24 January 2022. It became a moderate tropical storm on 27 January, after which it became an intense tropical cyclone.

20 deaths have been reported in the country.^[1]

References

↑ "Madagascar - Tropical cyclone BATSIRAI, update (DG ECHO, GDACS, JTWC, BNGRC, MeteoMadagascar, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 February 2022) - Madagascar". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.

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[1] "Madagascar - Tropical cyclone BATSIRAI, update (DG ECHO, GDACS, JTWC, BNGRC, MeteoMadagascar, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 February 2022) - Madagascar". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.

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