 While moving through Madagascar , the cyclone produced strong winds , with gusts up to 181 km / h ( 112 mph ) reported . Kesiny dropped heavy rainfall , particularly to the southeast of the center in the outer rainbands . In Toamasina , the second largest city in the country , 484 mm ( 19 @.@ 1 in ) of precipitation fell in 24 hours , and 891 mm ( 35 @.@ 1 in ) fell in three days . In northern Madagascar , rainfall totals were around 200 mm ( 7 @.@ 9 in ) , although they occurred outside the typical rainy season . The three @-@ day total of 136 mm ( 5 @.@ 4 in ) in Antsiranana was eight times the average May precipitation , and occurred at the start of harvesting for rice and maize . As a result , over 50 % of each of the crops were destroyed by Kesiny , amounting to thousands of hectares of destroyed crop fields . The rains caused 63 landslides in the area around Toamasina , destroying 16 bridges . The rains caused widespread flooding and mudslides , including in Toamasina . Flooding contaminated water wells , and many areas lost power for at least five days . In Nosy Be , an island offshore northwestern Madagascar , Kesiny capsized a few boats , and killed two people after a house collapsed . About 165 @,@ 000 residents in Toamasina lost both power and water . In Fenoarivo Atsinanana , seven people died , and the cyclone damaged or destroyed 17 bridges . Throughout the country , Kesiny killed at least 33 people , many of whom due to drownings , and 5 @,@ 000 people were left homeless . Overall , about 500 @,@ 000 people were directly affected , and 1 @,@ 200 people were injured . 
