AlertNet - 22 Feb 2013, Source: Content partner // Tropical Storm Risk
Intense tropical cyclone Haruna struck Madagascar at about 18:00 GMT on 21 February. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Centersuggest that the point of landfall was near 22.2 S,42.4 E. Haruna brought 1-minute maximum sustained winds to the region of around 185 km/h (114 mph).Wind gusts in the area may have been considerably higher.
According to the Saffir-Simpson damage scale the potential property damage and flooding from a storm ofHaruna'sstrength (category 3)at landfall includes:
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