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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retired pro shogi player Hifumi Kato (R) chats with young player Sota Fujii in Tokyo in November 2018. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retired pro shogi player Hifumi Kato gives an interview in Tokyo in November 2018. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Sota Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Film - Valentino the Last Emperor - Valentino Garavani. November 15, 2009. Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Film - Valentino the Last Emperor - Valentino Garavani. November 15, 2009. Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,From left: Giancarlo Giammetti, Matt Tyrnauer, and designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - ,Designer Valentino Garavani during the photo call of the movie Valentino: The Last Emperor in Rome, Italy on November 16, 2009. Photo by Virginia Farneti/La Presse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A man and a boy inspect the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A boy inspects the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A man and a boy sit in the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

People gather near the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A view of the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A man inspects the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A boy inspects the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A man and a boy inspect the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A man inspects the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A man and a boy inspect the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A man inspects the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A view of the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A boy inspects the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A view of the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A boy inspects the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Raid Hebron January 15

A view of the rubble of the home of the family of Imran al-Atrash, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron’s Khallat Nafisa area in West Bank on January 15, 2026. Al-Atrash, along with another Palestinian, was killed by Israelis in mid-November, as they were accused of carrying out a car-ramming and stabbing attack that killed one Israeli settler and injured three. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Woman Life Freedom Protests

Photo by Sarina/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM Iranian people gather while blocking a street during a protest in Sa'adat Abad in Tehran, Iran on November 15, 2022. The nationwide protests started after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl who died under the custody of the Islamic Republic's Morality Police on September 16th, 2022 in Tehran.

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Woman Life Freedom Protests

Photo by Sarina/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM A young woman, without wearing a hijab, shouts a slogan while standing on a burning dumpster during a protest in Sa'adat Abad in Tehran, Iran on November 15, 2022. The nationwide protests started after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl who died under the custody of the Islamic Republic's Morality Police on September 16th, 2022 in Tehran.

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Woman Life Freedom Protests

Photo by Sarina/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM A young woman, without wearing a hijab, shouts a slogan while standing on a burning dumpster during a protest in Sa'adat Abad in Tehran, Iran on November 15, 2022. The nationwide protests started after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl who died under the custody of the Islamic Republic's Morality Police on September 16th, 2022 in Tehran.

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Woman Life Freedom Protests

Photo by Sarina/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM Iranian people gather while blocking a street during a protest in Sa'adat Abad in Tehran, Iran on November 15, 2022. The nationwide protests started after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl who died under the custody of the Islamic Republic's Morality Police on September 16th, 2022 in Tehran.

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Woman Life Freedom Protests

Photo by Sarina/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM Iranian people gather while blocking a street during a protest in Sa'adat Abad in Tehran, Iran on November 15, 2022. The nationwide protests started after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl who died under the custody of the Islamic Republic's Morality Police on September 16th, 2022 in Tehran.

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Woman Life Freedom Protests

Photo by Sarina/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM A young woman, without wearing a hijab, shouts a slogan while standing on a burning dumpster during a protest in Sa'adat Abad in Tehran, Iran on November 15, 2022. The nationwide protests started after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl who died under the custody of the Islamic Republic's Morality Police on September 16th, 2022 in Tehran.

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Woman Life Freedom Protests

Photo by Sarina/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM A young woman, without wearing a hijab, shouts a slogan while standing on a burning dumpster during a protest in Sa'adat Abad in Tehran, Iran on November 15, 2022. The nationwide protests started after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl who died under the custody of the Islamic Republic's Morality Police on September 16th, 2022 in Tehran.

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Woman Life Freedom Protests

Photo by Sarina/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM A young woman, without wearing a hijab, shouts a slogan while standing on a burning dumpster during a protest in Sa'adat Abad in Tehran, Iran on November 15, 2022. The nationwide protests started after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl who died under the custody of the Islamic Republic's Morality Police on September 16th, 2022 in Tehran.

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China: Cat Dominates Shiba Inu After Paw Provocation

On November 19, 2025, in Jiangsu Province in eastern China, a video captured a domestic standoff between a blue cat and a Shiba Inu. The two were lying on a blanket when the dog reached out with a paw, seemingly trying to provoke the cat. The hefty blue cat quickly retaliated, delivering a series of swift paw strikes. Clearly outmatched, the Shiba Inu let out a frustrated protest before giving up and lying back down. Victorious, the blue cat fixed its gaze on the dog, firmly asserting control over the situation.

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Tunisian Filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania Portraits - Doha

Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania poses as she presents her movie ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ in Doha, Qatar, on November 22, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tunisian Filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania Portraits - Doha

Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania poses as she presents her movie ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ in Doha, Qatar, on November 22, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New cat stationmaster

KINOKAWA, Japan, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Calico cat Yontama is pictured after being appointed the third feline stationmaster alongside a feline apprentice recruit, Rokutama, at Wakayama Electric Railway's Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025. Yontama succeeded Nitama, the second stationmaster who died in November, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped save the line from financial trouble. (Kyodo)

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Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Vendors sell fruits alongside a flooded street in a neighborhood in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on January 7, 2026. Heavy rains that have been impacting Madagascar since late November last year have caused the deaths of 11 people and left six others injured, according to a report released Tuesday by the country's disaster management agency. The capital, Antananarivo, is among the areas hardest hit. A total of 274 people have been affected, with 26 residential houses damaged or destroyed, said the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Located in the western Indian Ocean, Madagascar typically experiences its rainy season from November to March. The accompanying severe weather often causes loss of life, displaces residents, and floods vast areas of agricultural land. Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Vendors sell fruits alongside a flooded street in a neighborhood in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on January 7, 2026. Heavy rains that have been impacting Madagascar since late November last year have caused the deaths of 11 people and left six others injured, according to a report released Tuesday by the country's disaster management agency. The capital, Antananarivo, is among the areas hardest hit. A total of 274 people have been affected, with 26 residential houses damaged or destroyed, said the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Located in the western Indian Ocean, Madagascar typically experiences its rainy season from November to March. The accompanying severe weather often causes loss of life, displaces residents, and floods vast areas of agricultural land. Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

Vendors sell fruits alongside a flooded street in a neighborhood in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on January 7, 2026. Heavy rains that have been impacting Madagascar since late November last year have caused the deaths of 11 people and left six others injured, according to a report released Tuesday by the country's disaster management agency. The capital, Antananarivo, is among the areas hardest hit. A total of 274 people have been affected, with 26 residential houses damaged or destroyed, said the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Located in the western Indian Ocean, Madagascar typically experiences its rainy season from November to March. The accompanying severe weather often causes loss of life, displaces residents, and floods vast areas of agricultural land. Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains that Have Been Impacting Madagascar Since Late November Last Year

People cross a flooded street in a neighborhood in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, on January 7, 2026. Heavy rains that have been impacting Madagascar since late November last year have caused the deaths of 11 people and left six others injured, according to a report released Tuesday by the country's disaster management agency. The capital, Antananarivo, is among the areas hardest hit. A total of 274 people have been affected, with 26 residential houses damaged or destroyed, said the National Office for Risk and Disaster Management. Located in the western Indian Ocean, Madagascar typically experiences its rainy season from November to March. The accompanying severe weather often causes loss of life, displaces residents, and floods vast areas of agricultural land. Photo by Sitraka Rajaonarison/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM