Political Problem in Madagascar

Most of the community is not aware of this, but there have been alot of serious political problems in Madagascar. A few weeks ago we thought that the trip would have to be postponed because it got so bad. One of the issues is over work stoppages in mostly the capital, Antannanarivo, however it also is affecting the villages. In a two day protest one hundred people died. Several stores were burned to the ground and people have lost their bussiness; put out of work in a minutes time. This is only one of the many political issues that has arose. Right now things are started to get out of control again, so the level of safety is going down. It is not in my hands to decide if this trip will stay as planned, and all i can do is hope and pray that the situation subsides.