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Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Apr 1, 2025

Thousands feared dead after cyclone slams into Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte

Thousands were feared dead on Monday, after Cyclone Chido tore through Mayotte, a French Indian Ocean territory, leaving swaths of the population cut off. Wooden beams from collapsed buildings ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Mar 4, 2025

Thousands affected as cyclone floods Réunion Island in Indian Ocean

a French territory in the Indian Ocean, late last week, reports say. The cyclone made landfall on Feb. 28 on the northern side of the island, which lies east of Madagascar. Amid widespread ...
Icon for www.ksat.comKSAT · Jan 16, 2024

Mauritius and Reunion assess damage from Indian Ocean cyclone that killed at least 4 people

Cyclones are common between January and March in the Indian Ocean near southern Africa as seas in the southern hemisphere reach their warmest temperatures. The hotter water is fuel for cyclones.
Icon for www.thehindu.comThe Hindu · May 23, 2020

Watch | What are tropical cyclones and super cyclones?

Super cyclone Amphan left at least 80 dead in West ... to just the Bay of Bengal but also the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. This makes storm prediction less reliable as well as disrupting ...
Icon for phys.orgPhys.org · Apr 6, 2017

A NASA infrared look at the Southern Indian Ocean's 15th tropical cyclone

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center or JTWC stated on April 6 at 0900 UTC (5 a.m. EST) newly formed Tropical Cyclone 15S had maximum sustained winds near 35 knots (40 mph/62 kph). 15S was centered ...
thederrick.com · 14d

French President Macron brought new promises to cyclone-battered Mayotte. Residents want more

Traditional songs and dances welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron when he arrived this week on the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. That's a big contrast with his last visit, when
The Diplomat · 6d

France in the Indian Ocean: Navigating National Imperatives and Regional Ambitions

President Macron’s recent tour of the IOR underscored the complex interplay between France’s global strategic ambitions and the local realities of its overseas territories.