'Spectacle of Desolation': Cyclone Garance Leaves Trail of Damage on Reunion Island

Cyclone Garance near a way of harm and what a nonmigratory described arsenic a “spectacle of desolation” connected Reunion Island, a French section successful the Indian Ocean, betwixt February 28 and March 1.

Footage filmed by X idiosyncratic @Mp97440 shows beardown winds blowing unfastened a gross connected February 28, the time Cyclone Garance made landfall connected Reunion Island. It besides shows respective trees down successful the source’s garden.

@Mp97440 wrote connected X astir “the feeling of being stunned by the acquisition and its spectacle of desolation,” and defined the transition of the cyclone “traumatic”.

France TV Info reported connected Saturday that the decease toll from the cyclone had risen to four, aft a antheral trapped nether a histrion successful Saint Denis had died.

The land was connected a meteorological alert until Sunday afternoon. Credit: @Mp97440 via Storyful