 Before Haruna struck Madagascar , a pre @-@ existing system produced deadly flooding , and when the cyclone crossed the country , it added additional rainfall to the region . Flooding was worst in Toliara where a dyke burst , flooding much of the town and leaving residents without water or power . Many villages in southwestern Madagascar lost access to clean water , prompting various international agencies to deploy teams to decontaminate wells . Haruna destroyed 7 @,@ 402 houses , which left 13 @,@ 882 people homeless . Most of the displaced people were able to leave their shelters by early April . The cyclone damaged rice and maize crops along the coast , although there were extended residual effects when a locust outbreak occurred , affecting half of Madagascar 's farmlands by July 2013 . Throughout Madagascar , Haruna killed 26 people and injured 127 directly , and there were outbreaks of various diseases in the storm 's aftermath . 
