Cyclone Gezani leaves 36 dead
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Cyclone Jizani made landfall on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, claiming at least nine lives and leaving a trail of destruction across the mainland.
The Bureau of Meteorology says a weather system influenced by ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell delivered storms to the Great Southern and central Wheatbelt this week.
Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall on Tuesday in Toamasina, Madagascar's second-largest city of around 300,000 residents, before roaring across the island, which has been impacted by more than a dozen tropical storms or cyclones since 2020.