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Storm injures two girls and damages homes in Antehiroka, Madagascar

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Storm injures two girls and damages homes in Antehiroka, MadagascarIllustrative photo · MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC

Two girls aged 10 and 14 were injured when an electricity pole fell on them during severe weather in Antehiroka, Madagascar. The rain, accompanied by strong winds and hail on Friday evening, also damaged homes, L’Express de Madagascar reports.

Two girls aged 10 and 14 were injured on Friday evening in Antehiroka, Madagascar, when an electricity pole fell on them during severe bad weather, L’Express de Madagascar reports. The two teenagers were returning from school in the Morondava Antehiroka neighbourhood and received medical care; their condition was no longer a cause for concern.

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