ayumi takahira, nhk world, tokyo. >>> big smiles there. >>> a powerful sicyclone is impacting madgascar. robert speta has the latest in world weather. >> let's start off talking about this serious and life threatening storm system for anybody who has not made the preparations out ahead. they are definitely in danger at this time. the city of about 34,000 people where people are right near the immediate coastal areas under the threat of not only damaging winds but we're talking about the chance of storm surge here and winds right now sustained at about 200 kilometers per hour in that center of circulation. do remember this is a southern hemisphe hemisphere. the right front quadrant or the worst of the storm is down towards the south. this rotates in a clockwise motion. that's where you'll see the worst of the conditions. it's not just the wind and storm surge but the storm will track towards the south right along the hadgascar island and right over the capital where they are in fact in a drought at this time. you'll want the rain but too much in a short period of time will be a lot of ru