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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) - Madagascar authorities sought to regain contact with southern parts of this Indian Ocean island Monday, a day after a powerful cyclone destroyed homes and caused flooding before heading toward the African mainland.
Cyclone Ivan was expected to make landfall in Mozambique by Wednesday, prompting fears it will worsen already widespread flooding in that poor southern African nation. The flooding is the worst in Mozambique since 2001, when 800 people died.
Ivan — the second big cyclone of the season — lashed the southern tip of Madagascar on Sunday with winds of up to 125 miles per hour, Madagascar's Disaster Response Management Office said Monday.
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