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Madagascar: UN food agency begins providing aid to cyclone victims

The United Nations World Food Programme has started distributing emergency food assistance to tens of thousands of people in Madagascar, where at least 73 people have died and almost 150,000 others have been left homeless after Cyclone Ivan battered the island nation last week.

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14 killed, 27,000 homeless in Madagascar storm

Antananarivo, March 14 : A storm in Madagascar left 14 people dead, 27,000 homeless and thousands of houses damaged after ravaging the tropical island, national television reported Saturday.

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Madagascar: Psychosocial support helps children heal from the effects of conflict

The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is a country in crisis. Since recent political unrest began this January, the country has been isolated and poverty among the people there has deepened.

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