Cyclone Garance puts Mauritius, La Reunion

Tropical cyclone Garance intensifies: impact on Reunion Island and Mauritius
Tropical cyclone Garance intensifies as it approaches Reunion Island, prompting severe weather warnings, while tropical storm Honde poses additional threats to Madagascar.
La Reunion island under 'purple alert' as Cyclone Garance approaches
Cyclone Garance, a category 3 cyclone carrying gusts of up to 200 kilometers per hour winds, was on Friday deemed a "direct threat" to the Indian Ocean island La Reunion, placing it under "purple alert",
Intense Cyclone Garance to hit Reunion
Tropical Cyclone Garance is forecast to track near Reunion, a French island in the southern Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. Reunion is about the size of Rhode Island and is home to around 900,000 residents.
La Réunion island raises highest 'purple alert' as cyclone nears
La Réunion and nearby Mauritius – around 225 kilometres (140 miles) to the northeast – have been on high alert since Wednesday as Cyclone Garance neared the popular tourist destinations. Mauritius shut its main airport on Wednesday, while La Réunion did the same on Thursday.
Red alert in effect as Cyclone Garance threatens France’s Reunion Island
Authorities on the French Indian Ocean territory of Reunion Island issued a red alert Thursday as Cyclone Garance approaches with strong winds and heavy rain.
Mauritius, La Reunion brace for 'dangerous' cyclone
The Indian Ocean tourist meccas of Mauritius and La Reunion braced Thursday for an intense tropical storm, Cyclone Garance, which was labelled a "direct threat" to the islands. Mauritius shut its main airport the previous day, while the nearby French island of La Reunion was set to do the same on Thursday.
Cyclone Garance hits French island of La Reunion, blowing away roofs
Cyclone Garance slammed into the French overseas territory of La Reunion with top wind speeds of 155 kph (96 mph) on Friday, blowing away roofs and cutting power and access to drinking water for many residents.
French island of Réunion on highest alert as tropical cyclone threatens direct hit
Réunion island issued its highest level of threat warning as the French Indian Ocean territory braced for a direct hit by a cyclone packing gusts likely to exceed 200 kilometers per hour (124 miles per hour).
Cyclone Garance threatens Mauritius, Reunion Island
Residents of the Indian Ocean islands Mauritius and La Reunion rushed to stockpile essential items on Thursday, as Cyclone Garance approached the two territories. The storm, which is expected to pass 50 kilometers from La Reunion's shores,

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Tropical cyclone smashes into French Indian Ocean island, bringing 100-mile-an-hour winds
Tropical cyclone Garance made landfall on the French Indian Ocean territory of Réunion on Friday, packing gusts of 166 ...
Tracking Tropical Cyclone Garance
Freezing Temperatures: A blast of Arctic air can be dangerous, especially when combined with blustery winds. Track cold ...
Tropical cyclone activity buzzing across the Southern Hemisphere
Tropical cyclone activity is buzzing across the Southern Hemisphere with as many as six cyclones simultaneously spinning ...
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Mozambique: INAM predicts formation of cyclones Honde and Garance
INAM predicts the evolution of tropical storms for the formation of two cyclones - 'Honde' and 'Garance' - between Thursday and Friday, in the south and east of Madagascar. The systems could cause ...
UK tourists stranded abroad as flights cancelled and airports shut
British tourists have been left stranded as a tropical storm hurtles towards the Mauritius, forcing flights to be grounded ...
There were 6 tropical storms in the Southern Hemisphere yesterday
An unusual situation occurred in the Southern Hemisphere Tuesday afternoon, when 5 tropical storms, called cyclones in that ...
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Tourists in Mauritius urged to 'stay in a safe place' following extreme weather
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has issued an alert for Britons in Mauritius. Mauritius has closed its ...
Foreign Office issues 'urgent' message to UK tourists and warns 'follow instructions'
The Foreign Office has warned against severe tropical storm Garance, which is set to batter the island across Mauritius, in a ...