"It is a feeling of being powerless," said Jean-Christophe Hoareau. Cyclone Belal, the last purple alert weather system, killed four people in January 2024.

“Roads are flooded, roads are cut off and some washed away. Bridges have come down,” he added. Latron said Garance was fiercer than Cyclone Belal that killed four people on Reunion in Jan 2024.

Three people have died in Reunion after Cyclone Garance swept through the French Indian Ocean territory with gusts of up to 234km/h (145mph). The tropical cyclone left more than 180,000 homes ...

Bridges have come down," he added. Latron said Garance was fiercer than Cyclone Belal that killed four people on Reunion in January 2024.

Prefect Patrice Latron told reporters that Garance was fiercer than Cyclone Belal, which killed four people on Reunion Island in January 2024. Garance landed on the island’s north and barrelled ...

The "brutal and violent" conditions were worse than Cyclone Belal, which killed four people on the island in January 2024, Prefect Patrice Latron said. Garance made landfall in the north of Reunion at ...

The “brutal and violent” conditions were worse than Cyclone Belal, which killed four people on the island in January 2024, Prefect Patrice Latron said. Garance made landfall in the north of Reunion at ...

The "brutal and violent" conditions were worse than Cyclone Belal, which killed four people on the island in January 2024, Prefect Patrice Latron said. Garance made landfall in the north of ...