Madagascar: Indlala (19S): Dissipated

[HurricaneBill]

Antalaha took a direct hit and is reporting heavy damage. It's a major agricultural city and the heart of Madagascar's vanilla production. Reports are saying 90% of the crops are destroyed.

[Calasanjy]

Sort of an eerily ironic tidbit I came upon regarding the name of this storm. Indlala is a Zulu word meaning "hunger, famine, and starvation." Hopefully it won't be as bad as past landfalls of similar-strength storms in Madagascar, but it isn't looking good.

[Chacor]

Final warning:

WTIO30 FMEE 170614

RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)

0.A WARNING NUMBER : 27/12/20062007
1.A OVERLAND DEPRESSION 12 (EX-INDLALA)

2.A POSITION 2007/03/17 AT 0600 UTC :
WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.0S / 47.5E
(EIGHTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SEVEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES
EAST)

3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS : /
4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE :
5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN) :

6.A EXTENSION OF WINDS BY QUADRANTS (KM):


7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBARE (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1006 HPA / 750 KM
8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: DEEP

1.B FORECASTS:
12H: 2007/03/17 18 UTC: 20.0S/48.0E DISSIPATED.
24H: 2007/03/18 06 UTC: DISSIPATED.


2.B OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THIS SYSTEM IS FULLY DISORGANIZED OVER MADAGASCAR.
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS ON THE EASTERN MALAGASY COAST, ON THE WESTERN COAST
BETWEEN BESALAMPY AND NOSY BE AND OVER THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF
ANTANANARIVO.


LAST WARNING RELATED TO THIS SYSTEM, CLOSELY MONITORED IN CASE OF
REINTENSIFICATION OVER WATER.

[Yarrah]

There was an article about Indala in my newspaper this day. It stated that Indala killed more then 60 people and that more than 50.000 people have been displaced.

In the district of Ambanja, landslides buried several settlements, killing twenty people, including 6 children. According to the Red Cross, more then 300.000 people have been hit by this cyclone.

[Chacor]

There was an article about Indala in my newspaper this day. It stated that Indala killed more then 60 people and that more than 50.000 people have been displaced.

In the district of Ambanja, landslides buried several settlements, killing twenty people, including 6 children. According to the Red Cross, more then 300.000 people have been hit by this cyclone.

Officials have raised the death toll to at least 80, with at least 105,000 people homeless.