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Boeny cyclone guide

Boeny is a region on the northwest coast of Madagascar. BNGRC pages refer to a Centre Opérationnel (CO) Boeny that met when a weather system threatened the region in January 2026, and BNGRC keeps a storage store at Mahajanga. Cyclone Fytia affected Boeny in late January and early February 2026. BNGRC names Boeny as particularly vulnerable to natural hazards. Follow Météo Madagascar alerts and BNGRC notices.

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 Centre Opérationnel (CO) Boeny, with the Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (BNGRC). In an emergency, call 17 for the police, 119 for the gendarmerie, or 118 for fire from a mobile phone.

What to know in Boeny

  • Past event: on 29 January 2026 BNGRC said the Centre Opérationnel Boeny held an emergency meeting in Mahajanga after an official weather announcement, and that public schools were kept as temporary accommodation sites under the usual arrangements. This page does not list any open shelter; shelters are announced by the authorities.
  • Past event: BNGRC's provisional official toll for cyclone Fytia on 5 February 2026 listed 12 deaths nationally, including 1 in Ambato-Boeny, 4 in Soalala, and 1 in Mahajanga II, and 78,376 people affected.
  • BNGRC said on 8 October 2026 that it and Météo Madagascar were holding a two day workshop in Mahajanga on improving warning systems and inclusion of people with disabilities, for the regions Boeny and Sofia, which BNGRC calls particularly vulnerable to natural hazards.

Emergency and information numbers

Service Number Notes
Police 17 Police nationale, as the French foreign ministry lists it. The UK government's advice lists 17 from a landline and 117 from a mobile phone.
Gendarmerie 119 Gendarmerie nationale, as the French foreign ministry lists it.
BNGRC office, Antananarivo +261-34-05-480-68 National disaster agency office line, not described as an emergency line. BNGRC also lists +261 34 05 480 69.

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 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.