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Intense Tropical Cyclone Bejisa was a powerful tropical cyclone that affected the islands of Réunion and Mauritius in early January 2014. In late December 2013, a tropical disturbance developed to the north of Madagascar. With favorable conditions, the low developed into a disturbance and soon into a depression on 28 December.
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]
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 ...
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 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 ...
The 2013–14 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above-average event in tropical cyclone formation.The season officially began on July 1, 2013, [1] though the first tropical system designated by Météo-France was a short-lived tropical disturbance that developed on July 8.
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Satellite photos of 21 tropical cyclones worldwide that reached at least Category 3 on the Saffir–Simpson scale during 2013, from Narelle in January to Bejisa in December. Among them, Haiyan (far right; on the third row) was the most intense with minimum central pressure of 895 hPa