Madagascar Cyclones. Are they often?

Just recently in Madagascar, a powerful tropical cyclone Enawo hit and ravaged the country. It came in as a powerful category 3 storm or around 115 mph winds and ravaged the northern coast of Madagascar. It came with powerful winds, rainfall up to a foot and a half, and high storm surge as you can see in the video below.

However, is this normal for Madagascar to see? Well, in actuality, it is. On average, for Madagascar, it is rare to go a season without a tropical cyclone hitting the country. In 2007, that definitely wasn't the case where 5 tropical cyclones hit Madagascar from December of 2006 to April of 2007. One of these was Cyclone Indlala which gave Madagascar category 4 winds and ravaged the most populated areas of the country. Not only was 2007 a bad year, but in 2014, a category 3 strength storm also hit Madagascar. In years past like in 2016 and 2015, weaker tropical cyclones have hit as well with a lot of rain as most cyclones do. However, these aren't the only years where cyclones hit; it is almost every year, one hits. Going back in history for Madagascar, it is hard to find a calm seasons where they didn't get hit by a storm. Cyclone Ivan, in 2008, was another powerful category 4 storm that hit and ravaged Madagascar for example. The list go's on and on, but if you look at other places around the world ravaged by hurricanes; none of them match to what Madagascar has to always go through including even the United states and Japan. The Philippians may be one exception however since they  also have strong, frequent typhoon seasons (same as a cyclone season) like Madagascar. The only difference is Madagascar has it's major cyclone season in December through April while the Philippians have it from late August to November. Overall, if you ever plan on going to Madagascar for it's exotic animals and beauty, don't go in January through April, especially March through April, or you'll be greeted by an unexpected and unwelcome guest.