At least six people are dead and nearly 48,000 displaced in Madagascar after Cyclone Batsirai hit the island on Saturday. The storm brought heavy rains and strong winds causing floods and landslides, uprooting trees, and destroying homes. 

The World Food Programme estimates that the cyclone could ultimately impact over 595,000 people with yet another 150,000 citizens potentially displaced by landslides and floods that the storm has triggered. Others estimate that the combined effects of Cyclone Batsirai could leave over 4 million people impacted by the storm.

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