The alert meeting before the arrival of the Garance cyclone

The alert meeting before the arrival of the Garance cyclone

In the rush of a supermarket in Reunion, Franck Vitry pushes a pack of eight large bottles of mineral water. Like thousands of inhabitants, he provisions before the passage of the Cyclone Garance on the French Island of the Indian Ocean and its neighbor, Mauritius. At 12:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. in Paris), the phenomenon was … Read more

Vendée Globe: Beyou and Meilhat, two proud and tired sailors on arrival

Vendée Globe: Beyou and Meilhat, two proud and tired sailors on arrival

Used by ruthless weather in recent days, the skippers Jérémie Beyou (Charal) and Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) took the 4th and 5th places of the Vendée Globe on Friday, proud to have completed a world tour extremely raised level according to them. Beyou, 48, crossed the line in the night at 1:58 a.m. after 74 days … Read more

South India: rains and floods as cyclone Fengal arrives

South India: rains and floods as cyclone Fengal arrives

Heavy rains lashed southern India and Chennai airport was closed until at least Sunday, when Cyclone Fengal made landfall on Saturday evening. “The first spiral bands (of clouds, editor’s note) associated with the cyclone have entered the land”with winds forecast at 70 to 80 km/h, the Indian Meteorological Agency said. Several areas of the state … Read more