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Over the last few months, Madagascar, an island located in the Indian Ocean, has been severely

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hit by a series of devastating cyclones.

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The resulting floods and storms have in total affected half a million of people on the island.

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In the south, they are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

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This terrible cyclonic season has resulted in an acute nutritional crisis, with 6,000

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children and 920 women currently under treatment for malnutrition.

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The eastern region has been severely struck by the unusual strong floods.

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Certain districts have even stayed under water during over eight weeks.

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After four cyclones since December, the most recent one, Indlala, has on March 15, violently

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struck the northeast of the island.

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Eighty deaths have been reported, and 105,000 additional homeless now require humanitarian

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assistance.

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It was incredible.

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In only a few minutes, the heavy floods had washed out our house, which took us ten years

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to build.

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Seeing this, my children and I fled, taking only necessary belongings with us.

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In a few minutes, everything collapsed, and with it, my dreams.

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Onsui, a city located in the northern region of Sofia, is among one of the most severely

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devastated cities by Indlala.

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The main livelihood of the population is coffee, pepper and vanilla production.

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The city of Onsui has been partially destroyed.

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In the region, more than 1,500 homes, 105 classrooms are damaged, and several health

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centers have been made havoc.

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UNICEF has decided to establish an operational base at Onsui to provide humanitarian assistance.

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Water filters, barrels, soap, tents, schooling kits, as well as high-energy biscuits provided

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by the World Food Programme will now be sent on a regular basis according to the needs.

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This is Katia Gillon reporting from UNICEF Television.

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Unite for Children.