Garance Cyclone already causes damage to the meeting island, France.
“Protect yourself, protect yourself.” Garance Cyclone already pulls roofs with “destructive winds, heavy rains and waves that can reach more than eight meters high.
The French Island of Meeting will be placed in purple alertthe highest level, from 09:00 (05:00 in Lisbon), due to the imminent arrival of cyclone guaranteesannounced the City Hall of the island of the Indian Ocean.
“Given a direct impact, with wind gusts of over 200 km/h, The mayor will trigger the purple alert at 09:00 ″, the municipality said in a press release published on social network X.
The highest level of the cyclone alert system, the purple alert, imposes a strict confinement: All movement is prohibited, including police and emergency services.
If Garance maintains the current trajectory, it is expected to spend less than 50 kilometers from the island in the Indian Ocean this Friday, “at least in the tropical cyclone phase,” said the Meteorological Agency of France (Météo-France).
“We did not rule out a direct impact on the island of the meeting“He warned the interregional director of Météo-France.
Céline Jauffet said predicted a significant deterioration of the weather conditions, with “winds that should be destructiveheavy rainfall and hazardous maritime conditions, ”including waves that can reach more than eight meters high. In the last bulletin, published at 05:00 (01:00 in Lisbon), the agency stressed that “conditions will start to deteriorate significantly from 06: 00/07: 00 local time on the island” (02: 00/03: 00 in Lisbon).
🚨🇫🇷 Cyclone Garance Hits Reunion Island
Saint-Denis, Réunion Island is currently being battered by Cyclone Garance, with the storm heading directly towards the island.
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors)
🔴 The island of the meeting currently violently struck by the cyclone, which is
Direct straight towards the island.
The purple alert is triggered
Courage to Reunionnaises and Reunionnais.
In this test, wholeheartedly with mine.— younous omarjee (@younousomarjee)
The meeting island has been on red cyclone alert since Thursday night. Authorities are asking residents that Don’t leave home And follow the safety recommendations. “The watchword is ‘protect yourself, protect yourself,'” Patrice Latron’s mayor, insisted during a press conference on Thursday night.
Also the French president, Emmanuel Macronwhich ends on Friday one, appealed to the inhabitants “so that they are extremely vigilant and respect security instructions.” “The state is by your side and our strengths are mobilized. Solidarity of the nation, ”published Macron on social network X on Thursday night.
The meeting’s international airport suspended all flights from 10:30 (6:30 am in Lisbon) on Thursday. In neighboring Maurícia, 200 kilometers, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Airport had closed on Wednesday.
In January 2024, four people died during the Island of the Belal Cyclone meeting.
