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L’Reunion Island is making ready for the worst. Cyclone Belal, which is approaching the French division this Sunday, January 14, could possibly be some of the violent it has ever recognized. To this finish, the prefect of Reunion Island, Jérôme Filippini, triggered the purple alert from Monday 6 a.m. (3 a.m. Paris time). The purple stage of the cyclone alert implies “strict confinement of the entire population, including emergency and security services”, specifies a press launch from the prefecture.
“What is happening in Reunion Island is a phenomenon which is undoubtedly even more intense than what we could mention yesterday [samedi] when we gave references to 10 years, 20 years,” the prefect warned earlier this Sunday, referring slightly to Cyclone Jenny, which brought on a number of dozen deaths in 1962. “That tells you ways unhealthy it’s extreme. »
#BELAL �� Red cyclone alert from 8 p.m., full confinement
— Prefect of Reunion (@Prefet974) January 14, 2024
�� The prefect calls on your entire inhabitants to organize:
•Check shares and reserves
•To shelter
•Only exit if crucial
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“Strong winds, rain and significant swell” are already noticed on web site. According to Météo-France, “Cyclone Belal will be intense with winds that could exceed 200 km/h on the coast and 250 km/h, or even more” within the heights of the island. “Destructive and devastating winds which can cause great damage,” in keeping with Sébastien Langlade, head of forecasting at Météo-France Réunion. “Certain watercourses, certain ravines, will undoubtedly exceed the red threshold tomorrow, Monday. These are thresholds which have references to 30 years or 100 years. This means that we are going to have a major event,” insisted Jérôme Filippini.
The purple alert “not excluded”
Questioned on BFMTV, the latter admitted that the triggering of the purple alert was “not excluded”. This cyclone alert, the best of all, predicts “exceptional danger” with winds gusting to greater than 200 km/h. It additionally imposes widespread confinement. “We are facing a major meteorological phenomenon,” he mentioned.
Things are actually nearly achieved
Reunion is properly on the trail of highly effective cyclone Belal.
Its influence will in all probability be sadly historic for the island. https://t.co/Int5rQCDh6— Garcelon Laurent (@l_garcelon) January 14, 2024
According to Laurent Garcelon, president of the Infoclimat affiliation and volunteer observer at Météo-France, issues had been “almost established. Reunion is well on the path of powerful cyclone Belal. Its impact will probably be unfortunately historic for the island.”
READ ALSO Climate: Reunion threatened by a “historically serious” cyclone According to Météo-France, the state of affairs might worsen at first of the week: “The cyclonic swell linked to the Belal system increases over the hours with waves of around 8 meters (maximum height of 12 to 15 meters) during the day this Monday,” specifies the group in its bulletin.
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