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1 | As Floods Inundate Madagascar, Government Is Slow to Provide Relief | Dibo-drano I Madagasikara, Manolo-kevitra Handehanan'ny Vahoaka Fiara Fitaterana Iombonana Ny Governemanta |
2 | Pictures of floods in the Antananarivo region via Twitter user @saveoursmile with permission | Sary tondra-drano ao amin'ny faritra Antananarivo avy amin'ny mpisera twitter iray @saveoursmile, nahazoan-dalana |
3 | Locusts, plague, waste disposal issues, famine and now floods. | Valala, pesta (areti-mandringana), fako ary ankehitriny tondra-drano |
4 | Madagascar has been going through extremely difficult times, but none of that has shaken the morale of Malagasy people, just as the country's stagnant economy hasn't prevented its people from innovating and creating. | Mandalo fotoan-tsarotra tanteraka i Madagasikara ankehitriny saingy tsy mahakivy ireo malagasy anefa izany, tahaka ny toe-kareny mivembena izay tsy manakana ireo mponina hanao zavatra sy hamoron-javatra. |
5 | Antananarivo and other towns in the area have been on high alert following the floods that hit the region after torrential rains. | Ao anatin'ny fanairana ankapobeny i Antananarivo sy ny tanàndehibe hafa taorian'ny tondra-drano namely ny faritra noho ny orana tsy an-kiato. |
6 | The flooding reached tragic proportions on 26 February, when one of the dykes surrounding the capital burst. | Nihombo ny loza nateraky ny tondra-drano tamin'ny 26 Febroary raha vaky ny fefiloha manodidina ny renivohitra. |
7 | Other dykes subsequently collapsed, causing extensive damage throughout the region. | Vaky ihany koa avy eo ireo fefiloha hafa ka niteraka fahavoazana goavana manerana ny faritra. |
8 | Residents, who have already had to endure the unrelenting dilapidation of the roads, are left wondering what new challenges they are going to have to face. | Manontany tena ireo mponina efa leon'ny fahasimban-dalana manoloana izay fanamby vaovao tsy maintsy atrehin'izy ireo indray. |
9 | Official authorities report that as of March 3, 20 people have died, at least 41,581 people had their home affected by the floods, and 71,854 people have been displaced. | Efa voatsikera mafy ny governemanta noho ny soso-kevitra natolony handraisana fitateram-bahoaka ho toy ny vahaolan'ny fifamoivoizana noho ny faharatsian'ny lalana. |
10 | Floods in Antananarivo posted by @MiranaPriscilla on Twitter (used with her permission) | Ankehitriny, ny famonjena ireo tra-boina no malaza ary hita fa tsy manana soso-kevitra atolotra ny governemanta amin'izany. |
11 | The government has already received a fair amount of criticism for suggesting that residents should use public transport to solve the traffic problems caused by the state of the roads. | |
12 | Now there are delays in disaster relief and the government does not seem to have any suggestions. While waiting, residents have been documenting the damage caused by the floods with hashtags such as #tondradrano and #madaflood: | Ao anatin'izany, miditra ao amin'ny tambajotra sosialy ny mponina mba hiresaka sy hanara-baovao momba ireo fahavoazana nateraky ny tondra-drano amin'ny alalan'ny diezy #tondradrano sy #madaflood: |
13 | The south of the capital devastated by floods via L'Express Facebook page | Atsimon'ny renivohitra ravan'ny tondra-drano. Tao amin'ny pejy Facebook-n'ny L'Express. |
14 | A video by Global Voices editor Avylavitra shows the extent of the rising floodwaters in the capital Ankadimbahoaka. Click on the screen capture to watch on YouTube: | Mampiseho ny fiakaran'ny rano ao amin'ny faritry ny renivohitra, Ankadimbahoaka ny lahatsary avy amin'i Avylavitra, tonian-dahatsoratra ato amin'ny Global Voices. |
15 | Avylavitra added that his own house was affected by this disaster: | Nanoratra ihany koa i Avylavitra fa tratran'ity loza ity ihany koa ny tranony : |
16 | Dare not even take a photo of my house, which collapsed in the rain the day before yesterday. | Tsy sahy maka sary ny tranoko izay nirodana nandritra ny orana afak'omaly. |
17 | Daaamn! | Mahasosotra! |
18 | # Madagascar # madaflood # madadobodrano # tondradrano Another dramatic video by John Radriarimalala posted on Facebook shows the rising flood waters in the town of Ampanefy: | Lahatsary hafa mazava tsara avy amin'i John Radriarimalala kosa mampiseho ny fiakaran'ny rano ao an-tanànan'Ampanefy: |
19 | As does this one by Mbolatahina Raharijaona taken from the centre of the town: Tsimok'i Gasikara's blog describes the state of alert of the people living near the dykes: | Torak'izany ihany koa ny sary avy amin'i Mbolatahina Raharijaona tao afovoan-tanàna Mamaritra ny fanairana mihatra amin'ireo vahoaka eo akaikin'ny fefiloha ny bilaogin'i Tsimok'i Gasikara |
20 | Currently, Atsimondrando (southern Tana) is the worst affected area. | Ny ao Atsimondrano (Atsimon'Iarivo) no tena voa mafy amin'izao fotoana izao. |
21 | Rescue workers are calling for everyone to show solidarity in providing assistance, which indicates that the response so far has been inadequate. | Miantso ny fiaraha-mientan'ny rehetra ireo mpamonjy voina mba hanampy azy ireo, satria tsy ampy ny fanampiana eo am-pelatanana. |
22 | So there is a state of total chaos in the town, indeed the whole country. | Korontana tanteraka no manjaka ao an-tanàna na koa manerana ny firenena ankehitriny. |
23 | People have been left to fend for themselves amidst rubbish that hasn't been collected for ages, flooded homes, rough roads, and on top of all that, the price of basic essentials is soaring. | Miaina tsy fidiny ao anaty fako tsy voaaisotra nandritra ny fotoana ela ny vahoaka, safotry ny rano ny fonenana, feno lavaka ny arabe ary fehin'izany rehetra izany, miakatra ny vidin'ny kojakoja ilaina andavanandro. |
24 | The country is going under completely, in both the literal and figurative senses of the word! | Safotry ny rano ara-bakiteny na ara-pitenenana ny firenena! |
25 | Although the inventory of damage is far from complete, photos of the buildings in the capital speak for themselves. | Na dia mbola mety hiakatra aza ny isan'ireo fahavoazana nateraky ny orambe, miteny ho azy ireo sary trano ao an-drenivohitra: |
26 | In the Isotry district via Tahina Rakotomanarivo: | Ao amin'ny fokontanin'Isotry, avy amin'i Tahina Rakotomanarivo: |
27 | Isotry district by Tahina | Faritr'Isotry, sary avy amin'i Tahina |
28 | In Ankadilalalana, where an entire family perished under the rubble of a house, via Amirale Ernest: | Ao Ankadilalana, namoy ny ainy tao anatin'ny korontan-trano rava ny fianakaviana iray manontolo, avy amin'i Amirale Ernest: |
29 | Dilapidated building in Antananarivo via Amirale Ernest | Trano nirodana tao Antananarivo, sary avy amin'i Amirale Ernest |
30 | This photo illustrates the state of disrepair of the region's roads: | Ohatra amin'ireo arabe simba tanteraka any amin'ny faritra ity sary ity: |
31 | Devastated road via Andry on Facebook | Lalàna simba tanteraka, avy amin'i Andry tao amin'ny Facebook |
32 | It may well be that in the short term, residents will have no one to rely on but themselves to overcome these obstacles. | Marina tokoa fa tsy afaka hiantehitra amin'ny tenan'izy ireo manokana ireo mponina eny amoron-drano amin'ny fanatrehana izao loza izao. |
33 | But it is becoming quite urgent for the displaced population that national solidarity for rescue and recovery get started as soon as possible. | Eo am-piandrasana ny fanatontosana ny firaisan-kinam-pirenena. |