Tag: cyclone
Madagascar: Cyclone Batsirai kills 6, tens of thousands displaced
At least six people died when tropical cyclone Batsirai passed through Madagascar overnight from Saturday to Sunday, forcing nearly 50,000 people to leave their homes and face the risk of…
Cyclone Batsirai kills three and causes significant damage in Madagascar
by Lovasoa Rabary ANTANANARIVO, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Cyclone Batsirai has killed three people in Madagascar, where it caused collapsed homes, power cuts and flooding. After skimming Reunion, Batsirai hit…
Cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar, gusts of more than 200 km / h already recorded
Batsirai made landfall “14 km north of the city of Mananjary, at the intense tropical cyclone stage”, with a “wind of 165 km / h” and gusts at “235 km…
Cyclone Batsirai: Madagascar fears “significant and widespread damage”
Madagascar is preparing for the worst. The powerful tropical cyclone Batsirai hit the island on Saturday evening February 5, according to local relief, with gusts at 235 km / h…
Cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar after La Runion
ANTANANARIVO, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Cyclone Batsirai hit the east coast of Madagascar on Saturday evening after passing off the coast of Reunion, causing power cuts and the first damage…
Cyclone in Reunion: the sailors of a stranded ship rescued, the red alert lifted
The operation took place in “extremely adverse” weather conditions. Since Wednesday evening, the 860,000 inhabitants of the island were confined. The sailors of the Mauritian oil tanker stranded near the…
Cyclone Batsirai: 12 injured in Reunion, sailors rescued
ATWhen Cyclone Batsirai hit the northern coast of Reunion last night, twelve people were injured. “The worst is not over,” said the prefect of the island, Jacques Billant, Thursday, February…
Cyclone Batsirai “at the gates” of Reunion Island, torrential rains expected
According to Météo France, the continuous precipitation should continue “at least all day and certainly the night to come”. “The worst is not over”: the prefect of Reunion Island Jacques…
Cyclone Batsirai: an oil tanker ran aground near the coast of Reunion
A Mauritian tanker that was sailing empty ran aground near the coast of Reunion as Cyclone Batsirai sweeps across the southwest Indian Ocean. “The Mauritian ship TrestaStar is stranded in…
Cyclone Batsirai in Reunion: maintenance of red alert until Friday morning, a stranded tanker
“While Cyclone Batsirai is just beginning to move away from Reunion, we are currently experiencing the worst weather conditions since the start of the episode,” said Emmanuel Cloppet, regional director…
In India, tens of thousands evacuated as Cyclone Gulab approaches
Members of the Indian National Disaster Response Force, ahead of Cyclone Gulab, in Ganjam, India on September 26, 2021. AP Tens of thousands of people were preventively evacuated in three…
India: Cyclone “Yaas” hits land on the east coast
keystone-sda.ch 1/7 A cow runs through the incoming tide on Digha Beach. keystone-sda.ch 2/7 More than 1.1 million people have been evacuated amid a devastating wave of coronavirus. AFP 3/7…