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Vatovavy cyclone guide

Vatovavy is a region of Madagascar. The Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (BNGRC) is the national agency for risk and disaster management, and BNGRC pages refer to regional Comités Régionaux de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (CRGRC) that work with it. This page does not have a confirmed regional office name, regional contact number, or regional government website for Vatovavy on an official page, so the contacts below are the national BNGRC lines. Météo Madagascar issues the cyclone alert levels (alerte verte, jaune, rouge, and bleue). Storms here are tropical cyclones. Follow Météo Madagascar and BNGRC and the instructions of 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 Bureau National de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes (BNGRC), with the regional Comité Régional de Gestion des Risques et des Catastrophes. In an emergency, call 17 for the police, 119 for the gendarmerie, or 118 for fire from a mobile phone.

What to know in Vatovavy

  • In January 2026 BNGRC, with Welthungerhilfe and the World Food Programme, worked on community early warning in the regions Atsimo Atsinanana and Vatovavy. For Vatovavy the page says the work focused on strengthening the risk and disaster management structures and making the regional operations centre (Centre Opérationnel régional) work.
  • In February 2025 BNGRC reported a workshop in Mananjary, 4 to 6 February 2025, to update the disaster management plan of the Vatovavy region.
  • Météo Madagascar's cyclone alert system has four levels: alerte verte (2 to 5 days before impact), alerte jaune (48 to 24 hours), alerte rouge (12 hours), and alerte bleue (the phenomenon is moving away but dangers remain locally). Under the red alert it says to stay inside a safe building and not to go out.

Emergency and information numbers

Service Number Notes
BNGRC office, Antananarivo +261-34-05-480-68 National office line, not described as an emergency line. BNGRC also lists +261 34 05 480 69. The page lists no regional line.

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.