Tropical Cyclone Belal hits the French island of Reunion. Nearby Mauritius is also on high alert

Mauritius lifts storm alert after cyclone passes. French island of Reunion is also assessing damage

By GERALD IMRAY and LEWIS JOLY Associated Press SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — Mauritius has lifted its highest storm alert and eased a nationwide curfew after a cyclone battered the Indian Ocean island. It caused heavy flooding and extensive damage in the capital city and in other parts of the country. The nearby French island of Reunion was also assessing the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Belal on Tuesday. Belal ripped through the region off the e…

Mauritius lifts storm alert after cyclone passes. French island of Reunion is also assessing damage

tTrees and debris are seen in the marina of Saint-Gilles les Bains on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Tropical cyclone Belal had battered the French island of Reunion, where the intense rains and powerful winds left about a quarter of households without electricity after hitting Monday morning, according to the prefecture of Reunion. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) (Lewis Joly / Associated Press) Mauritius lifts storm a…

At least two killed after Cyclone Belal batters France’s Reunion and Mauritius

At least two people have been killed after cyclone Belal wreaked havoc on the French island of La Reunion and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. The island nation had issued a maximum cyclone alert warning which was removed later on Tuesday (Jan 16) as the officials moved to assess the devastation.

At least 1 dead as Tropical Cyclone Belal batters Mauritius, Réunion

A tropical cyclone caused heavy flooding and at least one death in Mauritius on Monday as cars were washed away by surges of water in the Indian Ocean island's capital city and elsewhere. A motorcyclist died in an accident caused by the flooding, the government said and imposed a curfew. The government issued an order that everyone except emergency and health workers, members of the security services and those requiring medical treatment must re…

Cyclone causes heavy flooding, 1 death in Mauritius after also battering French island of Reunion

SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — A tropical cyclone caused heavy flooding and at least one death in Mauritius on Monday as cars were washed away by surges of water in the Indian Ocean island's capital city and elsewhere.

Reunion Island on highest alert as major storm hits

SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION — Hundreds of thousands of people on France’s Reunion Island were confined to their homes on Monday, as authorities issued the highest alert for a potentially devastating storm. Cyclone Belal was expected to barrel directly into the French Indian Ocean island on Monday, as it moved in from the northwest packing “extreme winds”, according to the Meteo-France forecast. “The eye of the storm will directly cross over the is…