Meteorological services of the island country Mauritius on Indian Ocean Already on Wednesday at night they released Cyclone warningwhich was then about 270 km northwest of the island.
On Thursday, the wind speed, which was accompanied by heavy rainfall, exceeded 70 km per hour.
Mauritius: flood warnings and closed airport
“The cyclone is dangerously approaching Mauritius and is a direct threat” – meteorological service informed on Thursday, adding that Floods are expected.
On Thursday until further notice The only airport was closed in Mauritius. “It is recommended to people who plan to travel contacted the airlines in order to obtain further information on the status of flights and failureuntil they receive confirmation of the changed departure time ” – said the Airports of Airport Operator on Thursday Mauritius (AML). Tourists staying on the island were asked to they did not approach the shore of the ocean.
Mauritius recommends limiting the use of phones
The decision to close the airport was also made by neighboring, belonging to Franceisland Reunion.
The authorities of both islands ordered the residents will stay at home and preparing for Electricity intervals and water and using phones only if it is “absolutely necessary”.
Last year, Mauritius visited almost 1.4 million tourists from around the world, including over 11 thousand With Polish – results from the data of the Ministry of Finance of the island country.