(ENG) ITW - André, Manager of Ambahy's Health Centre, Madagascar

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ITW - André, Manager of Ambahy's Health Centre, Madagascar

MSB149440

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(INT) ITW - André, Manager of Ambahy's Health Centre, Madagascar

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(FR) ITW - André, Manager of Ambahy's Health Centre, Madagascar

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Category 5 cyclone heading for Madagascar

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB149440

Date taken / Date Recorded 23/02/2023 5:12 PM

Country Madagascar

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Photographer / videographer / producer Kathryn Dalziel

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Video format h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 1m30s

Maximum Size 1024px × 1280px 102.39 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist Ambahy,
Madagascar

My name is André. I am the chief of the health centre here.
Yesterday, we had cyclone Freddy.
As you can see, we have lots of damage here at the centre.
Many people from the village were affected and they had to take shelter in the health centre.
There was around 73 individuals, around 20 of them were children under 5, 5 pregnant women, 10 breastfeeding mothers…

We were very scared because the wind was so intense.
During the whole night, the rain was coming into the centre.

No one died here but we had several wounded, for example by the metal roof falling to the ground.

Since this morning they have started to repair their houses.
Some of them are carrying wood to repair their homes.

The populations here are going through the lean season right now in Madagascar
during the month of February.

I would say that this is hunger here for us.
And after the passage of the cyclone, it is very very hard for the population here.

Madagascar remains one of the countries at most risk from climate change.
It is the country most affected by cyclones in Africa.

Cyclones have a devastating impact on food insecurity.

Last month our teams treated around 2,300 children suffering from severe malnutrition in southeastern Madagascar.