Finland sends expert to support cyclone raged Madagascar

The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send an expert to Madagascar, where tropical cyclone Batsirai has caused extensive damage due to heavy rains, strong wind and floods, said the Ministry of the Interior in a press release.

Pelastusopisto – Emergency Services Academy Finland is the employer of the posted expert.

By decision of the Ministry of the Interior, the Emergency Services Academy will send an expert to Madagascar as part of the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism, through which Madagascar has requested international assistance.

The purpose of the expert group deployed through the Mechanism is to survey damage and coordinate possible international civil protection operations together with local authorities.

The task of the expert posted by Finland is to collect information and maintain a picture of the situation. According to a preliminary estimate, the mission will last about three weeks.