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Since December, a series of cyclones has pounded the shores of Madagascar.

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The most recent, Tropical Storm Jaya, came ashore along the northeastern coast in early

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April.

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Together, the storms have killed almost 90 people, destroying homes, crops and schools,

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leaving more than 10,000 children without usable classrooms.

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Our grandfather had us climb to the roof.

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Then I saw houses, which crumbled and were swept away by water, and trees too.

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Our school was here.

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It was struck by trees that were carried by the water.

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It is like a biscuit soaked in water.

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The parts that were underwater fell down right away, all at the same time.

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And in the other areas, in the other villages that we visited, the schools' infrastructures

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are completely destroyed.

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Here is our school, where we studied.

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There were two classrooms.

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While the water was flowing, a lot of trees were broken and fell.

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This tree was carried by the water and struck the school, which fell down and was swept

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away.

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That's all that is left of the school wall.

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My school bag was swept away by the water, and so were my slate, my pens, my books, my

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blouse and my shoes.

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Because their houses were swept away by the water, we will give them straightaway supplies

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in a big trunk called school-in-a-box, and UNICEF will bring these school-in-a-box kits

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to the villages that have been devastated.

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For the rebuilding of partially damaged buildings, we will try to involve the community so it

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can contribute to rebuilding and repairing the walls.

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We want our school to be rebuilt, and my village too.

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I want to stay in my village forever.

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I want to go back to school.