La Reunion residents ordered indoors as 'purple alert' cyclone nears

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Cyclone Garance Lashes Reunion Island - Videos from The Weather Channel

Cyclone Garance struck Reunion Island Friday, dumping more than 14 inches of rain on the island and pounding the area with damaging winds up to 145 mph. Tens of thousands are without power and drinking water because of the storm. - Videos from The Weather Channel

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The storm, which has passed the city of Saint-Denis, continues to have significant effects on the heights of the west and on the south of the territory, always placed on red alert.

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Cyclone Garance hits French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, residents urged to stay indoors

PARIS (AP) — Residents on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion were urged to stay at home on Friday as Tropical Cyclone Garance brought heavy rain and winds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour (124 mph), causing floods, power cuts and damage to bu

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The French overseas island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean was devastated by tropical cyclone Garance on Friday. Wind gusts reached speeds of up to 230 km/h. Meteorologists issued the highest level of warning and authorities advised residents to stay home or use evacuation centers. Initial reports indicate extensive damage.

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Mauritius: Tropical Storm Garance - National Crisis Committee Takes Stock of Precautionary Measures

The National Crisis Committee (NCC) chaired by the Secretary to Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service, Mr Suresh Chundre Seeballuck, met this afternoon at the New Treasury Building in Port Louis to take stock of the precautionary measures undertaken by key stakeholders with regard to the approaching moderate tropical storm named GARANCE by the Meteorological Services of Madagascar.

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Cyclone Garance hit Réunion Island with winds of 155 kilometers per hour. Nearly 150,000 households on the island, located east of Madagascar, were left without electricity.