The first reports are in from Madagascar after Cyclone Freddy made landfall late Tuesday.

https://lexpress.mg/22/02/2023/cyclone-freddy-decoiffe-la-ville-de-mananjary/

Interesting that they refer to locals placing sandbags on the roofs of their dwellings before the storm arrives and it seemed to have minimised the damage in many cases.

In this clip you can see the sandbags holding up under the 130km/h wind:

https://nitter.moomoo.me/HurricaneForec/status/1628199975493533701#m

#CycloneFreddy #Mananjary #Madagascar

Zyklon #Freddy kurz vor dem Landgang heute Nachmittag an der Ostküste von #Madagaskar nahe der Stadt #Mananjary. /LD
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