▁into ▁the ▁Moz amb ique ▁Channel ▁as ▁a ▁tropical ▁disturb ance , ▁and ▁the ▁circul ation ▁diss ip ated ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁ ▁M aking ▁land fall ▁in ▁western ▁Mad agas car , ▁C yn th ia ▁produced ▁peak ▁wind s ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁M aint ir ano , ▁with ▁g ust s ▁to ▁. ▁The ▁city ▁also ▁recorded ▁ ▁of ▁ra inf all . ▁In ▁some ▁locations , ▁the ▁ra inf all ▁from ▁C yn th ia ▁was ▁heav ier ▁than ▁the ▁average ▁annual ▁precip itation . ▁In ▁some ▁villages , ▁the ▁storm ▁destroyed ▁up wards ▁of ▁ 9 8 % ▁of ▁houses , ▁leaving ▁ 1 2 5 , 0 0 0   people ▁hom eless ▁nation wide . ▁The ▁cy clone ▁also ▁w reck ed ▁cro ps ▁and ▁killed ▁liv est ock , ▁with ▁over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0   tons ▁of ▁rice ▁destroyed ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁read ied ▁for ▁har vest . ▁C yn th ia ▁destroyed ▁an ▁ir rig ation ▁canal ▁in ▁Mor ond ava , ▁flo oding ▁ ▁of ▁rice ▁fields . ▁Flo oding ▁was hed ▁away ▁or ▁heavily ▁dam aged ▁several ▁roads ▁and ▁brid ges ▁in ▁south western ▁Mad agas car . ▁The ▁Mor ond ava ▁River , ▁which ▁em pt ies ▁into ▁the ▁Moz amb ique ▁Channel ▁at ▁Mor ond ava , ▁er oded ▁greatly ▁during ▁the ▁storm . ▁C yn th ia ▁killed ▁ 3 6   people , ▁mostly ▁in ▁T oli ara . ▁He avy ▁ra ins ▁from