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Tropical Cyclone Fakir was a short-lived yet damaging tropical cyclone that affected Réunion and Mauritius in late April 2018. The eighth tropical system and seventh named storm of the 2017–18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Fakir originated from an area of disturbed weather that developed north-northeast of Madagascar on 20 April 2018.
Eliakim formed on 14 March and dissipated on 20 March. [86] [87] Eliakim made landfall on Madagascar on 16 March. [88] Thousands of endangered individuals were evacuated. [89] [90] A peak rainfall total of 388 mm (15.3 in) was observed in Île Sainte-Marie. [91] The torrential rainfall caused severe flooding across multiple regions.
These formations define shallow "lagoons" (rather "reef depressions"), the largest of which is no more than 200 m (660 ft) wide and about 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) deep. [62] These lagoons, which form a discontinuous reef belt 25 km (16 mi) long (i.e. 12% of the island's coastline) with a total area of 12 km 2 (4.6 sq mi), are located on the west ...
The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 17.3 °C (63.1 °F), and lowest in July, at around 10.3 °C (50.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Le Tampon was 29.6 °C (85.3 °F) on 26 October 2011; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −1.7 °C (28.9 °F) on 18 August 1988.
One-day rainfall amounts of 100–150 mm (3.9–5.9 in) and 250 mm (9.8 in) occurred across the northern and eastern coasts, respectively. A peak 48-hour rainfall total of 356 mm (14.0 in) was recorded at the Plaine des Palmistes. [65] Yellow alerts were issued for the Manampatrana and Matitanana rivers as water levels neared critical levels. [66]
The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in July, at around 21.8 °C (71.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-André was 34.0 °C (93.2 °F) on 18 March 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 13.3 °C (55.9 °F) on 3 July 2005.
The temperatures are highest on average in February, at around 27.4 °C (81.3 °F), and lowest in July, at around 21.3 °C (70.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Joseph was 35.5 °C (95.9 °F) on 1 March 1991; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 14.0 °C (57.2 °F) on 25 July 1996.
Pas de Bellecombe-Jacob is a mountain pass and vista point overlooking Enclos Fouqué, the last caldera formed by Piton de la Fournaise, the active volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island (a French department) in the Indian Ocean.