Toamasina

British

/ ˈtəʊməˈsinə /

noun

Former name (until 1979): Tamatave. a port in E Madagascar, on the Indian Ocean: the country's chief commercial centre. Pop: 198 000 (2005 est)

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Clashes erupted earlier this week in the eastern town of Toamasina, where soldiers have been deployed to ensure compliance with health measures.

From BBC

Ambatovy nickel and cobalt mining complex near Toamasina, which has been blamed for air and water pollution, as well as health problems among the local population.

From The Guardian

He was a lunatic from Toamasina, a Betsimisaraka dockworker of fearful strength, whose whole family perished in the catastrophic floods of a few years back.

From The New Yorker

TOAMASINA, Madagascar – Voting started Wednesday in Madagascar where nearly 10 million citizens are casting their ballots to elect a president with hopes that a new leader will take this Indian Ocean island nation out of chronic poverty and corruption.

From Fox News

Voting took place normally in the center of Toamasina, a large port city on the east coast of the island.

From Washington Times

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