Death toll from Storm Ana rises to 86 as another storm brews to Africa’s east

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Ana has killed at least 86 people across southern and eastern Africa, with recovery operations still ongoing as another storm threatened more severe weather. Storm Ana passed over Madagascar on Jan. 22, adding to days of already intense rainfall. The country declared a state of disaster on Thursday night, reporting a rise in the death toll from Ana to 48, with people killed by landslides and collapsing buildings or washed away. Ana then made landfall in Mozambique on Jan. 24, where 18 have been reported dead, before moving inland to Malawi, where it trig… Continue reading “Death toll from Storm Ana rises to 86 as another storm brews to Africa’s east”