Residents on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion were urged to stay at home on Friday as Tropical Cyclone Garance brought heavy rain and winds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour (124 mph), causing floods, power cuts and damage to buildings.
The Reunion prefecture said in a statement that 683 people had sought refuge in emergency shelters and 54 had been evacuated as a precaution due to the risk of flooding or landslides. No fatalities were reported.
