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Amapolisa athi i-12 imizimba etshiswe kakubi yabalwa kwindawo, iikhilomitha ezingama-70 (iikhilomitha ezingama-45) kumantla e-Antananarivo.
Izibhedlele zatsho ukuba i-22 abanye abantu abaswelekileyo baqinisekisiwe emva kwengozi yasebusuku.
"Ibhasi izabalazile ukunyuka indlela endulini yawela ezantsi kumwonyo malunga neemitha ezingama-20 ubunzulu," utshilo isithethi samapolisa uHerilalatiana Andrianarisaona.
"Yatshisa emva kokuziqengqa amatyeli aliqela."
Isibhedlele esikhulu kwikomkhulu i-Antananarivo sathi sine-18 yabantu abaswelekileyo, ngelixa isibhedlele kwidolophu yase-Ankazobe sithwele imeko yengozi echaze ukuba bane baswelekile.
Abakhweli ebhasi ebepakishile babehamba besuka kumbindi wedolophu yaseSoavinandriana besiya kwintlanganiso yecawe kwisixeko esikunxweme olusentshona-nxweme iMahajanga xa kusenzeka ingozi.