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1615 – A storm on Mauritius wrecked the ship Peter's Booth. [2]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.
Pages in category "Cyclones in Mauritius" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
1.3 April 1892 Mauritius cyclone. 1.4 February 1899 Madagascar cyclone. 2 See also. ... South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone; List of Australian region cyclones ...
On 29 April 1892, a powerful tropical cyclone struck the island of Mauritius in the southwest Indian Ocean.At least 1,200 people died during the storm, and another 4,000 were injured, with 50,000 people left homeless, making the cyclone the third-deadliest tropical cyclone recorded in the South-West Indian Ocean basin, behind Cyclone Freddy in 2023 and Cyclone Idai in 2019.
Tropical cyclones are named for historical reasons and so as to avoid confusion when communicating with the public, as more than one tropical cyclone can exist at a time. Names are drawn in order from predetermined lists. They are usually assigned to tropical cyclones with one-, three-, or ten-minute windspeeds of at least 65 km/h (40 mph).
The South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone basin is located to the south of the Equator between Africa and 90°E. [1] The basin is officially monitored by Météo-France who run the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre in La Réunion, while other meteorological services such as the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Mauritius Meteorological Service as well as the United States Joint ...
These tropical cyclones affected Mascarene Islands, including the country of Mauritius and the French overseas département of Réunion. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Cyclone Chido at peak intensity on 12 December 2024. Intense tropical cyclone is the second-highest classification used within the South-West Indian Ocean to classify tropical cyclones with and are amongst the strongest tropical cyclones that can form on Earth. A total of 101 tropical cyclones have peaked as an intense tropical cyclone while in ...