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Farmers on tractors carry out a go-slow operation on the A50 motorway at La Seyne-sur-Mer, just outside Toulon, a city on the French Riviera, as other actions take place across the country. 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
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrives in Mayotte for a lightning visit to France's poorest department, which is facing severe drought, migratory pressure from the neighbouring Comoros and growing insecurity. The archipelago, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeastern Africa, chose to remain with France in the 1974 Comorian independence referendum. IMAGES
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