Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
After a brief lull in activity, Tropical Cyclone Belal formed on 11 January. [4] Belal would affect Mauritius and Reunion, killing six people. [5] [6] On 22 January, Moderate Tropical Storm Candice formed. [7] On 25 January, Intense Tropical Cyclone Anggrek entered the basin, [8] while Tropical Depression 05 emerging northeast of St. Brandon. [9]
SAINT-PAUL, Réunion (AP) — A tropical cyclone hit the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean on Monday, bringing intense rains and powerful winds and leaving about a quarter of households ...
During 2023, tropical cyclones formed in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. They were named by various weather agencies when they attained maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). Throughout the year, a total of 115 systems formed, with 79 of them being named.
The nearby French island of Reunion was assessing the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Belal. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said two more bodies had been found, bringing the death toll ...
The French island of La Reunion lifted a cyclone alert at noon (0800 GMT) on Tuesday, as cyclone Belal that struck the Indian Ocean island a day earlier had moved away and no longer posed a threat ...
On June 28, Tropical Storm Beryl formed at 43.6° W, being the second-easternmost cyclone on record in the tropical Atlantic, behind only Tropical Storm Bret in 2023. [16] The next day, Beryl intensified into a hurricane at 49.3° W , [ 17 ] becoming the easternmost June hurricane in the tropical Atlantic on record, ahead of the 1933 Trinidad ...
PARIS (Reuters) -The French island of La Reunion was placed under cyclone alert on Monday morning and citizens were urged to stay inside, cut power, stop using tap water and stay in the safest ...