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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 ...
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 Meteorological Services is responsible for naming tropical systems in the South-West Indian Ocean between 55°E and 90°E. They issue four different levels of cyclone warnings for the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues.
The Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) issued a class III cyclone warning, estimating that Freddy's center gusts might reach up to 300 km/h (185 mph). [13] The country also shut down its stock exchange as the storm neared. [14] A total of 1,019 people sought refuge in public shelters. [15]
15 January, 2024 - Tropical Cyclone Belal's eye passes Northeast over Réunion killing 4 people there and flooding the main capital of Mauritius, Port-Louis, killing 2 people there, the Cyclone warning in Mauritius was Class II, meaning people were at work except for school and people ended up getting their cars destroyed by the floods in Port ...
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On 13 January, the MMS raised a class I cyclone warning for Mauritius. [44] On 14 January, the MFR upgraded the orange alert into a red alert for Réunion as Belal neared the island. [45] The next day, the MFR hoisted a purple alert for Réunion as Belal neared the coast. [46]
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 ...