Mauritius closes main airport as cyclone Calvinia approachesMauritius closed its main airport on Monday and shops and other businesses in the capital also closed as the tropical cyclone Calvinia approached.The Indian Ocean island’s meteorological service said Calvinia had remained almost stationary for some time at about 120 kilometres (72 miles) east of Mahebourg, a small village in southeastern Mauritius. “A movement towards the west will bring the center closer to Mauritius,” the weather service said in a statement. Gusts of up to 120 km an hour were expected to hit Mauritius by early afternoon on Monday and the airport, Port Louis Harbor, was ordered closed from noon local time. In 1994, Cyclone Hollanda killed two people, destroyed 450 homes and caused USD135 million (Sh13.6 trillion) in damage when it hit Mauritius. For More of This and Other Stories, Grab Your Copy of the Standard Newspaper.

Source: Standard Digital December 30, 2019 11:03 UTC