Batsirai has weakened," Meteo Madagascar said, adding that the cyclone's average wind speed had almost halved to 80 kph, while the strongest gusts had scaled back to 110 kph from the 235 kph recorded when it made landfall on Saturday evening.
“I-Batsirai ibuthathaka,” utshilo uMeteo Madagascar, esongeza ukuba isantya somoya esiphakathi kwalenkanyamba siphantse sehla ukuya kuma-80 kph, ngethuba ezona mvula zivuthuza ngamandla ziye zehla zaya kutsho kwi-110 kph ukusuka kuma-235 aqwalaselweyo xa ifike ngokuhlwa kwangoMgqibelo.