depots and hidden caches around the ports of Vohémar and Antalaha. Records With ten-minute maximum sustained winds of (later equaled by Hellen in 2014 and Eunice in 2015, and surpassed by Fantala in 2016, with 10-min sustained winds of ) and an atmospheric pressure of , Gafilo became the most intense tropical cyclone in the South-West Indian Ocean since reliable records began to be kept. In addition, Gafilo was the only tropical cyclone in the basin having an atmospheric pressure below since Chris–Damia in 1982. Gafilo made landfall over Madagascar early on 7 March as a very intense tropical cyclone with ten-minute maximum sustained winds of and an atmospheric pressure of , becoming the strongest storm to make landfall over Madagascar, and even Africa, on record, tied with Hary for both of those records in 2002. See also Cyclone Elita (2004) Cyclone Ivan (2008) Cyclone Giovanna (2012) Cyclone Fantala (2016) – Storm with the highest sustained winds recorded in the South-West Indian Ocean basin Cyclone Enawo (2017) Cyclone Mahina (1899) Cyclone Ambali (2019) – A very intense tropical cyclone that formed in December 2019 Illegal logging in Madagascar Notes References External links RSMC La Réunion Best Track Data of Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Gafilo JTWC Best Track Data of Tropical Cyclone 16S (Gafilo) JTWC 2004 Annual Tropical Cyclone Report Gafilo (2004) Gafilo (2004) 2004 in Madagascar Gafilo (2004) Gafilo