Africa: Cyclone Prompts Evacuation On French Island of Mayotte

8 December 2019

The government has evacuated some of the island's quarter of a million inhabitants and told locals to stock up on water. Global climate breakdown is increasing the frequency of extreme weather in the Indian Ocean.

The French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte was bracing for a major cyclone on Sunday, as authorities urged inhabitants to stock up on water. Cyclone Belna is expected to make landfall around 7 pm local time.

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