It reached the island as an "intense tropical cyclone", packing winds of 165 kph, Faly Aritiana Fabien of the country's disaster management agency told AFP.
Ifike kwisiqithi "njengenkanyamba enkulu", ephethe imimoya engama-165 kph, uFaly Aritiana Fabien we-arhente yokulawula iintlekele yelizwe uxelele i-AFP.