20th anniversary of Cyclone Geralda’s landfall in Madagascar

Cyclone Geralda on Jan. 31, 1994 approaching Madagascar on the left (NOAA)

On February 2, 1994, the strongest tropical cyclone to strike Madagascar since 1927 made landfall. Its 110 mph (175 kph) winds left 231 people dead and over $10 million in damage. The storm struck just weeks after another tropical cyclone, Daisy, hit the island.