A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods this month caused by a tropical cyclone.

Flood waters engulfed the sanctuary, and the tortoises — many of them mere whippersnappers in the tortoise world at about 25-50 years old — were carried away.

Sanctuary staff, locals and police officers joined together in the rescue effort, building makeshift rafts for the tortoises to float on.

Lavavolo Tortoise Center staff, members of the community and police officers joined together in a rescue operation, wading through the water with large containers to collect the bewildered tortoises

The Right Reverend Anthony Poggo, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, has attended an enthronement service in Madagascar for The Most Reverend Dr Gilbert Rateloson Rakotondravelo, as the Archbishop and Primate of the Province of the Indian Ocean.

Cyclone Dikeledi was moving away from the French territory of Mayotte on Sunday but the archipelago will remain under red alert until Monday evening. The storm however caused flash floods in the neighbouring Indian Ocean island of Madagascar,

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India and France strengthen maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region to counter various threats effectively.

Following Emirates’ successful launch to Madagascar in September 2024, the airline will introduce additional flights to the island nation, boosting its schedule from four to six-weekly services, starting 2 April 2025.

‍ DALLAS — After launching scheduled services to Antananarivo (TNR) in September last year, Dubai-based (DXB) Emirates (EK) reports that its four weekly flights have been operating close to capacity. EK will, therefore, introduce additional flights to the island nation, which is located in the Indian Ocean.

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises that were swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods this m