Since 1656, at least 300 tropical cyclones have affected the Mascarene Islands in the southern Indian Ocean. The archipelago consists of several islands, including Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodrigues. M
Damage from a cyclone in 1892 in Mauritius
Washed out road in Saint-Pierre, Réunion from Cyclone Hyacinthe
Flooding on Réunion from Cyclone Dina
Bridge on Réunion damaged by Cyclone Gamede
Cyclone Belal
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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. The second named storm of the 202
Tropical cyclones in the Mascarene Islands
…passed over the Mascarenes, sinking a Taiwanese boat with a crew of 16 people in Mauritius, and killing one person in Mauritius. 15 January, 2024 - Cyclone Belal's eye passed Northeast over Réunion killing 4 people there and flooding the main capital of Mauritius, Port-Louis, killing 2 people there, the Cyclone…
Belal near peak intensity, approaching Réunion on 14 January
Cyclone Belal brushed Réunion on 15 January