© RIVONALA RAZAFISONA section of the road washed away by floods in Maroanstetra District in north-eastern Madagascar following the landing of tropical storm Eliakim on the island nation on March 17, 2018.
Storm Eliakim packed winds of up to 105 kilometres (65 miles) an hour after hitting the northeast of the Indian Ocean island on Friday and barrelling down the east coast.
15,000 Affected
The death toll was announced by the country's disaster management office, which also said 15,000 people had been affected by the storm.
Madagascar, one of the poorest countries on the planet, has been hit by about 40 cyclones and tropical storms over the past 10 years.
Comment: Nairobi was also hit by extreme flooding at the start of March, see: Heavy rainfall pounds, floods parts of Nairobi, Kenya (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)