The proximity of tropical cyclone Batsirai causes strong waves in Saint-Benoît, in the east of the French island of Réunion, on February 2, 2022 – AFP
At least 12 people were injured on the French island of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean, where a red alert was declared, and the population was confined by a cyclone with torrential rains and intense winds.
Authorities on this island of 860,000 people issued the alert on Wednesday ahead of the forecast that the eye of powerful Cyclone Batsirai will pass less than 200 kilometers from the coast on Thursday morning.
“The worst is not over yet,” said the island’s mayor, Jacques Billant, announcing the toll of 12 injured.
Yesterday, the storm left thousands of homes without power on Mauritius.
Although the cyclone passed just 130 kilometers away and left heavy rains and winds of up to 120 km/h, this tourist country did not regret any other significant damage.
At around 2:30 GMT (23:30 GMT), 200 kilometers from the island of Réunion and advancing at 9 km/h, the storm was still an “intense tropical cyclone”, informed the prefecture of this French overseas department.
“The bulk of the precipitation is yet to arrive,” the French meteorological service said.
The agency detected wind gusts of up to 150 km/h on the island, still far from the 260 km/h recorded at sea.
Red alert is the third level on a scale of four in the hurricane warning system. Its application involved closing the airport, shops and roads and confining residents to their homes.
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