Economic damages caused by storms as share of GDP in Africa 1970-2019, by country
storms. In 1977, storm Emilie hit Madagascar, leaving damages for 1.48 billion U.S. dollars.
Natural disasters leave enormous economic damages and innumerable human losses. Between 1970 and 2019, storms cost Madagascar 0.62 percent of the country's GDP. Three of the 10 most expensive natural disasters occurred in Africa over the last decades were