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SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — Mauritius lifted its highest weather alert and eased a nationwide curfew Tuesday after a deadly cyclone battered the Indian Ocean island, causing heavy flooding and ...
Mauritius has been forced to close its airport today (20 February) ahead of a major tropical cyclone warning.. The Indian Ocean island’s only international airport was shuttered on Monday due to ...
Cyclone Freddy approaching Mauritius on 19 February. A class I cyclone warning was issued by Mauritius for Rodrigues, and later a class II cyclone warning was issued. [9] [10] Flights from Rodrigues to Saint-Denis, Réunion, were canceled or rescheduled due to inclement weather. [11]
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1615 – A storm on Mauritius wrecked the ship Peter's Booth. [2]February 9, 1695 – A powerful cyclone struck Mauritius, destroying much of the island. [3]January 25, 1710 – A powerful cyclone struck Mauritius, sinking a boat that was intended to evacuate the island's Dutch population.
15 January: Cyclone Belal hits Mauritius, causing floods. [3]3 October: The United Kingdom agrees to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius in exchange for the UK and the United States retaining control over their joint military base in Diego Garcia.
Nearby Mauritius was also on high alert as authorities there said they expected to feel the effects of Cyclone Belal as it made its way through the southwestern Indian Ocean. In Reunion, local ...
The 2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season is the current annual cycle of tropical cyclone and subtropical cyclone formation in the South-West Indian Ocean. It began on 15 November 2024, and will end on 30 April 2025, with the exception for Mauritius and the Seychelles, for which it will end on 15 May 2025.