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Androy cyclone guide

Androy is a region of southern Madagascar, centred on Ambovombe. BNGRC has a sub-office in Ambovombe, which hosts a Centre Régional de Coordination des Opérations d'Urgences (CRCOU), inaugurated in August 2024. The south suffers long droughts as well as occasional cyclones and floods. Follow Météo Madagascar alerts and instructions from local authorities.

Checked on October 10, 2026

Every phone number and web address on this page was checked against official sources on that date. Details can change, especially during a storm. Always follow instructions from BNGRC sub-office in Androy, Ambovombe. In an emergency, call 17 for the police, 119 for the gendarmerie, or 118 for fire from a mobile phone.

What to know in Androy

  • BNGRC reported that a regional emergency operations coordination centre (CRCOU) was set up in its sub-office in Ambovombe, Androy, and was to be inaugurated on 1 August 2024. The page describes it as a coordination body for emergency response.
  • In March 2023 BNGRC Androy reported the arrival of relief supplies for households affected by Cyclone Freddy in the Androy and Anosy regions, in Malagasy. This is a past event.

Emergency and information numbers

Service Number Notes
Police 17 Police nationale, as the French foreign ministry lists it.
Gendarmerie 119 Gendarmerie nationale, as the French foreign ministry lists it.
Fire (mobile phones only) 118 Pompiers, mobile phones only, as the French foreign ministry lists it.
BNGRC office, Antananarivo +261-34-05-480-68 National office line, not described as an emergency line. No regional office number was confirmed on an official page.

Official alerts and information

  • Météo Madagascar cyclone page: Cyclone alerts and what to do at each alert level, in French. Website.
  • BNGRC current emergencies: BNGRC's situation reports during an emergency. Check the date on each report. Website.

Sources

Checked on October 10, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.