2 CYCLONES STRUCK MADAGASCAR: UNDER – REPORTED DISASTER
Critical Stats – What You Need to Know
By Geno Teofilo, Head Writer
2/13/20262 min read
Disaster Dates: January 31, 2026 – Cyclone Fytia struck western coast. February 10, 2026 – Cyclone Gezani struck eastern coast. **Both storms struck ONLY 10 DAYS APART.
Casualties: Cyclone Fytia – 12 people died, at least 7 people injured. Cyclone Gezani – 36 people died, 374 people inured.
Number forced from their homes by the disasters: Cyclone Fytia – Over 31,000 people. Cyclone Gezani – 8,800.
Total number affected by the disasters: Cyclone Fytia – Over 200,000 people. Cyclone Gezani – Over 257,000 people. (*NOTE* – Due to the paths of 2 the cyclones, it’s likely that some affected people were double counted.)
Top needs: Food, clean water, and emergency shelter. As some health facilities were damaged, health care needs will rise.
Immediate emergency aid funding needs: Cyclone Fytia – $11 Million for next 3 months. Cyclone Gezani – Not yet launched as of press time. Additionally, the government has appealed for international relief aid.
Current international response efforts: INSUFFICIENT
Total disaster areas: Cyclone Fytia – 35 districts across 9 regions of Madagascar were damaged, Boeny Region on the west coast was worst hit. Cyclone Gezani – Worst hit regions include Atsinanana (hardest hit and includes largest port city, Toamasina), Alaotra – Mangoro, Analanjirofo, Analamanga (which includes the capital Antananarivo, which also had flooding.) Other regions also affected.
Damage reports: Cyclone Fytia – Almost 18,600 houses were destroyed, damaged or flooded. 493 classrooms and 20 health facilities also damaged. Cyclone Gezani – Over 17,900 buildings destroyed, Over 37,000 buildings damaged.
Food situation: High losses in rice fields – up to 70% in hardest hit districts. Also high livestock losses. These losses will threaten food security in some areas.
Responding agencies and NGOs: The Madagascar government’s National Bureau for Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) leads the response. Others responding include: UNOCHA, other UN agencies, IFRC, Malagasy Red Cross, French Red Cross, Action Against Hunger, CARE, local NGOs, and others.
Sources for above stats: UNOCHA – Reliefweb Fytia, UNOCHA – Reliefweb Gezani, Al Jazeera, BNGRC, European Union – ECHO.
**The above stats are as of February 13, 2026. These stats will change as time passes, and the situation changes.
Cyclone Fytia path over Madagascar
