 For several days while offshore western Madagascar , Haruna dropped greater than normal rainfall . The storm ultimately made landfall about 15 hours faster than anticipated . Winds and rainfall from Haruna damaged houses and power systems , and also damaged 265 classrooms and 16 health facilities . There was also damage to the rice and maize crops from high winds near the coast , causing food shortages . Rains from the storm caused a dyke along the Fiherenana River to break , which flooded a large region and forced about 6 @,@ 000 people to evacuate their homes . The flooding from the dyke break was worst in Toliara , where most residents lost access to fresh water and power . Flooding in the city caused the temporarily closure of the airport there . The town of Morombe was temporarily isolated after the road was blocked . Power outages affected Morombe , Toliara , <unk> , and <unk> Sud . Downed trees had affected roads near Toliara but were quickly removed . About 1 @,@ 050 houses were flooded , another 691 lost their roofs , and 7 @,@ 402 were destroyed , leaving 13 @,@ 882 people homeless . Overall , Haruna killed 26 people and injured another 127 . 
