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A storm has killed at least ten people in southeastern Madagascar, the second in less than two weeks to strike the Indian Ocean island. Nosy Varika, on the east coast, was one of the worst-affected towns, with about 95 percent of structures demolished “as if we had just been attacked” and floodwaters cutting off access, according to an official. Late on Saturday, February 5, Cyclone Batsirai surged inland, slamming onto the eastern shoreline with torrential rain and 165 kph winds (100 mph). The damage from the storm compounded the destruction wreaked by Cyclone Ana, which hit the island, with …