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Weekend: Cyclone Batsirai: Second storm in weeks hits Madagascar

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06/02/2022 GMT

Cyclone Batsirai: Second storm in weeks hits Madagascar

BBC World Service - Weekend, Cyclone Batsirai: Second storm in weeks hits Madagascar

We speak to the country's environment minister

We speak to Madagascar's environment minister about Cyclone Batsirai, with 35-thousand people thought to be displaced.

We speak to Madagascar's Environment Minister Vahinala Raharinirina about Cyclone Batsirai, with 35-thousand people thought to be displaced.  

Also in the programme: a sad end to the story of a 5-year-old boy who fell down a well in Morocco; and the death of Lata Mangeshkar, one of India's most beloved singers.   

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and the day's other stories are two guests. Catherine Barnard is a professor of European Union law and employment law at Cambridge University. Seyi Rhodes is a television reporter and investigative journalist.

(Photo: Evacuation shelters are now providing for those displaced by Cyclone Batsirai and Storm Ana. Credit: Reuters)

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