Cyclone Batsirai
Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai was a powerful tropical cyclone that hit Madagascar. Batsirai formed on 24 January 2022. It became a moderate tropical storm on 27 January, after which it became an intense tropical cyclone.
| Intense tropical cyclone (SWIO scale) | |
|---|---|
| Category 4 tropical cyclone (SSHWS) | |
 Intense Tropical Cyclone Batsirai northwest of Mauritius on 2 February. | |
| Formed | 24 January 2022 |
| Dissipated | 11 February 2022 |
| (Remnant low after 7 February) | |
| Highest winds | 10-minute sustained: 195 km/h (120 mph) 1-minute sustained: 230 km/h (145 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 934 hPa (mbar); 27.58 inHg |
| Fatalities | 22 total |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Mauritius, Réunion, Madagascar |
| Part of the 2021–22 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
20 deaths have been reported in the country.[1]
References
- "Madagascar - Tropical cyclone BATSIRAI, update (DG ECHO, GDACS, JTWC, BNGRC, MeteoMadagascar, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 07 February 2022) - Madagascar". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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