Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Gafilo ( ; also known as Cyclone Catastrophe Gafilo ) was both the most intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe ever recorded Recording in the South-West Indian Ocean and the most intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe worldwide in 2004 .

Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Catastrophe Gafilo ( ; also known as Cyclone Catastrophe Gafilo ) was both the most intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe ever recorded Recording in the South-West Indian Ocean and the most intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe worldwide in 2004 .

Being unusually large and intense , Gafilo was the deadliest and most destructive Destroying cyclone Catastrophe of the 2003–04 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season .

According to the EM-DAT International Disaster Database , Gafilo killed Killing at least 363 people .

Cyclone Catastrophe Gafilo also caused Causation about $ 250 million ( 2004 USD ) damages Damaging in Madagascar , which makes it one of most devastating Destroying storms Catastrophe to hit Attack the country on reliable record Recording .

One day later , Gafilo became Becoming a tropical cyclone Catastrophe , and it ultimately intensified Cause_change_of_strength into a very intense tropical cyclone Catastrophe on 6 March , prior to making landfall Arriving over Madagascar early on the next day .

After crossing Motion_directional the island , Gafilo emerged Coming_to_be into the Mozambique Channel and made Arriving landfall Arriving over Madagascar again on 9 March .

Gafilo then became Becoming extratropical on the next day and weakened Cause_change_of_strength , before dissipating Departing on 18 March .