 Across Madagascar , Cyclone Kesiny dropped heavy rainfall , reaching 891 mm ( 35 @.@ 1 in ) in three days at Toamasina , the second largest city in the country . The rains caused mudslides and flooding in the eastern portion of the country , wrecking the rice and maize crops and leaving 5 @,@ 000 people homeless . At least 33 bridges were destroyed , and many roads were damaged . A total of 33 people were killed , and 1 @,@ 200 people were injured . The cyclone struck in the midst of a political crisis , in which the top two candidates of the Malagasy presidential election in 2001 declared themselves the winner ; the incumbent , who lost , declared Toamasina as the capital city , and the political instability disrupted relief efforts . 
