2012-02-20 16:20:10 Cyclone Giovanna Struck With Little Warning [IRIN] Brickaville - In a cyclone-prone country like Madagascar, which feels the force of about 60 percent of the storms that form over the Indian Ocean every year, being prepared for disaster makes all the difference.

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