Cyclone Batsirai

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.

Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai
Intense tropical cyclone (SWIO scale)
Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHWS)
Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai northwest of Mauritius on 2 February.
Formed24 January 2022
Dissipated11 February 2022
(Remnant low after 7 February)
Highest winds10-minute sustained: 195 km/h (120 mph)
1-minute sustained: 230 km/h (145 mph)
Lowest pressure934 hPa (mbar); 27.58 inHg
Fatalities22 total
DamageUnknown
Areas affectedMauritius, Réunion, Madagascar
Part of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season

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

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