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Added on the 01/08/2015 04:28:57 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Debris that has washed ashore onto an island east of Madagascar is believed to be from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which has been lost at sea to the west of Australia since March 2014.
Section of an aircraft wing washed up on the French island of Reunion, close to Madagascar, is almost certainly part of a Boeing 777, aviation experts and a Malaysian official have said.
As cyclone Belal hits French island Reunion, broken tree branches litter the ground and residents hunker down in their homes under a strict lockdown in the town of Saint Gilles-les-Hauts. Belal isn't as intense of a storm as originally forecast and cyclone alert was downgraded from purple, its highest level, to red at 1pm local time to allow emergency services to intervene and assess the damage. IMAGES
The ocean is choppy, and gusts of wind blow through palm trees in Saint-Leu, as cyclone Belal hits France's island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean this morning. The eye of the storm passed over the island, avoiding causing any major damages according to French national weather service Meteo-France. Alert level has been lowered from purple to red. IMAGES
The French island of Reunion in the South Indian Ocean is going back to red alert level to enable rescue teams to intervene and assess the damage caused by cyclone Belal, announces local State representative Jerome Filippini. Cyclone Belal has battered the island this morning with wind gusts in excess of 165km/h recorded. SOUNDBITE
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