Cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar, leaving 10 dead

Damage from the storm compounded the destruction wreaked by Cyclone Ana, which hit the island two weeks ago

A cyclone has killed at least 10 people in southeastern Madagascar, the second to hit the Indian Ocean island in just two weeks, triggering floods, bringing down buildings and cutting power.

One of the worst-hit towns was Nosy Varika on the east coast where almost 95% of buildings were destroyed as if we had just been bombed" and floods cut access, an official said.