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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The storm also caused major destruction in the Atsinanana region surrounding Toamasina, the disaster authority said, adding that assessments were still underway.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Madagascar's new leader, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, called for "international solidarity", saying on Wednesday the cyclone had "ravaged up to 75 percent of Toamasina and surrounds".

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Residents in and around Toamasina described scenes of chaos as the cyclone made landfall.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026

The country's new leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who seized power in October, was in Toamasina on Wednesday morning to assess the situation.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026

The most credible theory is that a small number were accidentally shipped inside a container from Vietnam that was unloaded at Toamasina port and opened at the giant Ambatovy nickel and cobalt processing plant.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2018

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