Local media reported heavy rainfall and flash flooding in south-eastern parts of Mauritius 15 to 16 April 2021. Nine people were rescued and evacuated from flooded areas of Bambous Virieux.…
Tropical Cyclone Joaninha is not yet ready to close its eye and weaken. Visible imagery from NASA’s Terra satellite showed Tropical Cyclone Joaninha maintaining an eye thanks to low wind…
The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and analyzed the rainfall occurring in pre-season Tropical Cyclone Alcide. Tropical cyclone Alcide (03S), the…
Tropical Cyclone ‘Fakir’ formed on 23 April, 2018, over the south-western Indian Ocean, north-northeast of Madagascar, and started moving towards Réunion (France) and Mauritius, where cyclone warnings were issued. Mauritius…
Tropical Cyclone Berguitta swept across the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Réunion on 18 January, bringing with it torrential rain and sustained winds of over 130 km/h. A tropical…
NASA’s Terra satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and saw Tropical Cyclone Berguitta moving southwest toward the island of Mauritius. A tropical cyclone alert class 2 is in effect…
After the harrowing impact of tsunamis on coastal areas around the Indian Ocean in December 2004 that killed up to 230,000 people, and on the Japanese coast in March 2011…
Around 300 people have been forced to evacuate their homes in Mauritius after torrential rainfall lasting twelve hours triggered flooding. Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS) say that at least 9 locations…
PARIS, Dec 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States will contribute $30 million to climate risk insurance schemes in the Pacific, Central America and Africa, President Barack Obama announced…
The government of Mauritius have announced the introduction of an Early Warning System for incoming storm surge, swells and tsunamis. The system is expected to be in place before the…
Climate change experts have predicted that rising sea levels affecting the world’s 52 small island states, will be as much as four times higher than the rest of the world.…
The floods hit the capital, Port Louis, the largest urban area of Mauritius, with a population of over 130,000. Perhaps this is small compared with European and American cities, but…
At least eleven people have died due to flooding in the capital of Mauritius, Port Louis. The tragedy happened on Saturday March 30th, 2013. The flooding was caused by a…
