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Tropical Cyclone Belal was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall over Réunion since Hondo in 2008, and the strongest to strike the island since Firinga in 1989. [1] The second named storm of the 2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Belal was first identified as a disturbance east of Agaléga in early January 2024.
[53] [54] [55] In Mauritius and Reunion, an estimated 43,500 homes lost power due to the storm. [56] A total of 138 people sought refuge in evacuation centers. [57] Power girds in Madagascar were also knocked out. Agricultural losses in Reunion amounted an estimated €47 million (US$53.1 million). [58]
Réunion (/ r iː ˈ juː n j ə n /; French: [la ʁe.ynjɔ̃] ⓘ; Reunionese Creole: La Rényon; known as Île Bourbon before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France.
From the 1980–81 to the 2010–11 season, there was an average of 9.3 tropical storms each year in the basin. A tropical storm has 10-minute winds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph).
The 2012–13 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a slightly above average event in tropical cyclone formation in the Southern hemisphere tropical cyclone year starting on July 1, 2012, and ending on June 30, 2013. [1]
Sainte-Marie has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am) closely bordering on a tropical savanna climate (Aw).The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie is 24.5 °C (76.1 °F).
Saint-André has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af).The average annual temperature in Saint-André is 24.6 °C (76.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,503.8 mm (98.57 in) with March as the wettest month.
Saint-Philippe has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af).The average annual temperature in Saint-Philippe is 23.1 °C (73.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 4,260.3 mm (167.73 in) with March as the wettest month.