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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 ...
Intense Tropical Cyclone Chido was a compact but very powerful, destructive, and deadly tropical cyclone which impacted Southeast Africa in December 2024. Chido, which means a desire in Shona , was the third named storm and the second intense tropical cyclone of the 2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season .
Tropical cyclones will be within 24 hours or are affecting the area, with an average wind level of strong winds (6-7) (41-62 km/h). Yellow typhoon alert Tropical cyclones will be within 12 hours or are affecting the area, with an average winds level of strong gale (8-9) (63-87 km/h). Red typhoon alert
Cyclone Freddy lasted 36 days, made it the longest-lasting tropical cyclone worldwide, in terms of the number of days maintaining tropical storm status or higher, beating the previous record set by Hurricane John in 1994. Freddy was also the second-farthest traveling tropical cyclone globally, behind 1994's Hurricane John, with a distance ...
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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. Residents drowned while crossing streams to reach a ship on the other side of the island. [3]
[37] [38] In February 1975, Cyclone Gervaise made landfall on Mauritius, producing the highest wind gust recorded on the island of 280 km/h (170 mph) at Mon Desert. [39] Damage was estimated at US$200 million, and 10 people died as a result of the storm. [21] In 1994, Cyclone Hollanda passed near Mauritius, leaving US$135 million in damage. [40]