Tropical Cyclone “Eliakim” to make landfall over NE Madagascar

Tropical Cyclone “Eliakim” to make landfall over NE Madagascar

Tropical Storm "Eliakim" formed 02:00 UTC on March 15, 2018 east of northern Madagascar as the 6th named storm of the 2017/18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season. Eliakim's current forecast track takes it right over northeastern Madagascar on March…

Tropical Storm “Dumazile” forms dangerously close to Madagascar

Tropical Storm “Dumazile” forms dangerously close to Madagascar

Tropical Storm "Dumazile" formed very close to Madagascar at 00:00 UTC on March 3, 2018 as the 5th named storm of the 2017/18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season and the 11th named storm of the 2017/18 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season. On…

Mauritius and La Reunion in direct path of Tropical Cyclone “Berguitta”

Mauritius and La Reunion in direct path of Tropical Cyclone “Berguitta”

Tropical Cyclone "Berguitta," the third named storm of the 2017-18 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, is on its way toward Mauritius and La Reunion. Although this system is now slowly weakening, it's expected to maintain its tropical cyclone winds…

Severe Tropical Storm “Berguitta” threatens Mauritius and La Reunion

Severe Tropical Storm “Berguitta” threatens Mauritius and La Reunion

A new tropical cyclone has formed in the South-West Indian Ocean on January 13, 2018 and was named Berguitta. This is currently a quasi-stationary system located north of Rodrigues. Residents of Mauritius and La Reunion are advised to prepare for heavy rain and…

Tropical Cyclone “Ava” causes floods and landslides, leaves 51 dead

Tropical Cyclone “Ava” causes floods and landslides, leaves 51 dead

Tropical Cyclone "Ava" reached a peak intensity of 167 km/h (103 mph), an equivalent to Category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, just hours before it made landfall over Toamasina, Madagascar on January 5, 2018. Heavy rain was falling across…