Cyclone Belal causes heavy flooding in Mauritius after battering Reunion • FRANCE 24 English

Dozens of cars submerged by deep water in the streets of Port Louie roads in the Marius Capital were hit by flooding as Cyclone Bal Drew closer to the island authorities urged the public to shelter in a safe place and said that a class 3 Cyclone warning the second highest out

Of four levels was in place the radius of cyclonic winds is likely to cross the southern part of the island and belal is expected to pass closer to the south of the island on Tuesday Morning heavy rainall will cause water accumulations and flooding in several places Banks government offices and

Businesses sent their staff home while the International Airport said it would be closing on Monday afternoon until further notice it comes after the Cyclone batted the French overseas territory of reunion authorities initially raised the storm alert on the island to the highest level putting all residents including police and Rescuers on lockdown the

Level was later dropped to Red allowing Security in rescue forces to help those affected but without lifting the lockdown for the general population we’ve stocked up on water for hygiene and drinking mineral water on one side and drinking water on the other I’ve also stocked up on fuel for the

Generator despite the ominous warnings the Region’s prefect said balal had not had the cataclysmic character initially feared storms and Cyclones are not uncommon in the southwest Indian Ocean around a dozen occur in the region each year during the November to April season but scientists say human-caused climate

Change has made them more intense when they hit

Heavy flooding hit Mauritius on Monday as a tropical cyclone closed in on the Indian Ocean island nation after battering the French overseas territory of Reunion.

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8 comments

  2. What is mauritius Gov doing about it. Reunion Island is doing better than us. Not flooding when the
    cyclone passed over them.😅shame on mauritius government.
    Pocketing our nation money

  4. So sad to acknowledge the devastation there. Am from Mauritius but permanently residing in Australia. It’s heart wrenching to know the aftermath as we know the government is very slack in getting things done. Reason is why I left that beautiful country run by all the losers in politics and that government. Sorry for the people😭😭

  5. My friend lives in reunion 😭 im so scared cuz she hasn’t said anything for a whole day, im so scared she has died😭😢

  6. Et si chacun réfléchisait un peu…Gouvernement ou pas Gouvernement, alors il y aura un cyclone à la Réunion et Maurice sera épargné…Faut pas rêver…Arrêtons d'êtredes moutons qui attendent toujours les bergers pour leur dire ce qu'il faut faire….Pour qui connait la geographie des deux îles, c"est tout simplement absurde de ne pas prendre les dispositions nécessaires…C'est 45 min à vol d'oiseau, pour le cyclone une petite promenade….

  7. Meteorologists severely under-estimated the impacts on Mauritius. They were parked under a -90C rainband for about 12 hours or more. They likely received more than a Meter of rainfall in some locations.

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