Flooding and landslides in Madagascar leave 30 dead

A young boy stands on the upper floor of a house overlooking a flooded residential street in Madagascar (Alexander Joe/AP)

Flooding and landslides caused by the passage of tropical storm Cheneso across Madagascar has caused 30 deaths, left 20 people missing and affected tens of thousands across the Indian Ocean island nation.

The storm made landfall in the north east of the island last Thursday and impacted close to 89,000 people, Madagascar’s National Office for Risk and Disaster Management said.