 Eline struck while Madagascar was in the midst of a cholera epidemic that had killed over 1 @,@ 000 people . The storm directly killed at least 64 people in Madagascar , although Tropical Storm Gloria struck shortly thereafter , compounding upon the damage and making it difficult to discern the individual damage totals . Damage from Eline was estimated at US $ 9 million . Collectively the two storms killed 205 people in the country , destroyed about half of the rice harvest , and left 10 @,@ 000 homeless . In the region around Vatomandry , where Eline made landfall , 65 % of houses were damaged , 90 % of crops were lost , and 75 % of health facilities were wrecked . 
