This Meteosat-10 image, acquired at 10:00 UTC on 30 March 2014, shows Cyclone Hellen over Madagascar.

When this Meteosat-10 Convection RGB image was acquired, Hellen had average wind speeds of 233 km/h (145 mph), equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane. Warnings were issued for Madagascar, especially for the risk of a large storm surge. On 31 March the cyclone had started to weaken to a strong tropical cyclone, as it started to make landfall.

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Credit: EUMETSAT 2014