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Added on the 23/02/2022 18:02:08 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of the city of Mananjary, in Madagascar, one of the towns that will be hit by Cyclone Batsirai, which is expected to make landfall on the country's east coast on Saturday morning. IMAGES
Mumbai sees heavy rain and strong winds as powerful Cyclone Tauktae nears India. The country's first major tropical storm this season is moving northwards in parallel with the country's western coast, and is expected to make landfall in Gujarat state later on Monday. IMAGES
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