Tag: Reunion Island
He had killed his wife and her housekeeper, the 88-year-old retiree received twenty years in prison
An 88-year-old man was sentenced Monday by the Reunion Assize Court to twenty years of criminal imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her housekeeper, we learned from a…
Damage in Reunion estimated at 100 million euros by insurers
Time to take stock. Cyclone Belal, which swept through Reunion Island on January 15, caused 100 million euros in damage according to a review unveiled this Tuesday by France Assureurs.…
Two men swept away by water after torrential rain
Two motorists were swept away by water in the south of Reunion Island, affected by torrential rains since Sunday afternoon, we learned from the gendarmerie on Monday. A motorist was…
Two men imprisoned after discovery of dismembered woman
A man in his thirties was indicted and imprisoned this Sunday in Saint-Denis de La Réunion for intentional homicide and damaging the integrity of a corpse after the discovery of…
From Iceland to the Phlegrean Fields… Do volcanoes erupt in chains?
The images are necessarily impressive: lava flows engulfing houses in Grindavik in southwest Iceland. The country is fortunately accustomed and prepared for this type of situation and the city’s habitats…
Questioned for his forecasts, the weather boss of Mauritius leaves
The maximum alert was lifted on Tuesday. Cyclone Belal, which previously hit Reunion Island, also caused enormous damage in neighboring Mauritius. The human toll is at least one dead, a…
The bodies of two other homeless people found in Reunion, three dead in total
The toll is increasing after the devastating passage of Cyclone Belal on Monday. The bodies of two other homeless people were found in Reunion, bringing the number of deaths on…
After the alert, it is time to take stock in Reunion
It is now time to clear up and estimate the damage. While Cyclone Belal hit Mauritius on Tuesday, further east in the Indian Ocean, the authorities of Reunion Island decided…
Cars on top of each other in the streets of Port-Louis on Mauritius
Cars swept away by water, flooded buildings, seafront submerged by waves: Mauritius suffered a lot of damage as Cyclone Belal approached. The alert level on the island was raised to…
“I thought all the windows were going to explode…” The people of Reunion recount a tense night
“That night was impressive, you’re in bed, you don’t know what’s happening and you hear loud noises: the wind, the rain hitting. You’re not reassured…” Erwan, who lives near Saint-Paul…