Madagascar braces for cyclone Batsirai after Ana's devastation

A woman carries a child as locals who were displaced from Cyclone Ana and newly-displaced locals find refuge in an evacuation centre at the neighbourhood of West Ankorondrano, as Cyclone Batsirai is expected to hit Madagascar, in Antananarivo, Madagascar, February 5, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) - Madagascar braced on Saturday for cyclone Batsirai to make landfall, with forecasters warning the storm could bring further devastation to the island nation just two weeks after another cyclone killed at least 55 people.

A local weather bulletin said the storm system was about 163 kilometres (100 miles) off the Indian Ocean island's eastern coast on Saturday afternoon and that landfall was expected at about 6 p.m. (1500 GMT).