The Morning Call
Mauritius closed its only airport at midday on Monday and the Indian Ocean island nation’s stock exchange was shut for the day after the meteorological service warned that tropical storm Calvinia could intensify into a cyclone.
The meteorological service declared a class III alert.
Africanews correspondent Mohammed Yasine Mohabuth tells us what is happening on the ground.
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Cyclone Gamane hits Madagascar, kills at least 11, displaces thousands
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Cholera kills 17 in South Africa and a further 9 in neighboring Zimbabwe
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Mozambique faces worst cholera outbreak in more than 20 years
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Mozambique: explosion of cholera cases after Cyclone Freddy
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Malaria cases spike in Malawi after deadly climate-driven disaster
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In wake of Cyclone Freddy, Mozambique faces worst cholera outbreak in over a decade