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In later years the island was used to store explosive powder, which could also pose a risk of fire in the city where houses were mostly built by wood. Today, the island is a monument to commemorate victims of World War I, in which many Malagasy people died while fighting on the front line for France. A small fee to enter Today, many poor and homeless people live in the island applies, with a slightly higher price for foreign tourists than for localspark areas around the lake.