Cyclone Garance struck the island of La Réunion on Friday, February 28, bringing high winds and heavy rain, leaving at least four dead and hundreds of thousands of people without power or running water.

The cyclone, which crossed the island from north to south between Friday and Saturday, killed at least four people. It also caused extensive damage, notably due to very heavy rainfall.

STORY: A clean-up operation was underway in La Reunion on Saturday after cyclone Garance struck the French overseas territory.Local authorities said four people had died after the cyclone made landfall on Friday,

Cyclone Garance barrelled across La Reunion island on Friday killing three people as fierce winds left destruction across the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said. Prefect Latron said that Garance was fiercer than cyclone Belal that killed four people on La Reunion in January 2024.

Cyclone Garance slammed into the French overseas territory of La Reunion with top wind speeds of 96 mph (155 kph) on Friday (February 28), blowing away roofs and cutting power and access to drinking water for many residents.

At least four people have died in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion during the passage of a devastating cyclone that sowed destruction across the overseas French territory, officials

At least four people have died in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion during the passage of a devastating cyclone that sowed destruction across the overseas French territory, officials said on Saturday.

Two days after Cyclone Garance hit the island of Reunion, killing four people, the clean-up work has begun. It's the second cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean island in less than two months, after Cyclone Belal killed four residents of the island in January.