At least 40 people have been killed and more than 16,000 others displaced after Cyclone Gezani slammed into Madagascar’s second-largest city earlier this week, as Mozambique braced for the storm’s arrival.

At least 20 people are dead after Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall in Madagascar’s main port city and collapsed houses on the Indian Ocean island, authorities said Wednesday. Wind speeds exceeded 195 kph (121 mph),

"It looks like a catastrophic landscape," said one resident