Cyclone Batsirai - in pictures

  • Saint-Denis, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, experiences stormy conditions before the arrival of Cyclone Batsirai. AFP
    Saint-Denis, on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, experiences stormy conditions before the arrival of Cyclone Batsirai. AFP
  • Saint-Benoit, on the east of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, reels from strong waves. AFP
    Saint-Benoit, on the east of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, reels from strong waves. AFP
  • The French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion was placed on red alert on Wednesday AFP
    The French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion was placed on red alert on Wednesday AFP
  • Saint-Benoit bears the brunt of pre-cyclone weather on Wednesday AFP
    Saint-Benoit bears the brunt of pre-cyclone weather on Wednesday AFP
  • People on the French Indian Ocean island town check out the stormy weather AFP
    People on the French Indian Ocean island town check out the stormy weather AFP
  • The island town prepares for Cyclone Batsirai AFP
    The island town prepares for Cyclone Batsirai AFP
  • Stormy weather offered a chance to explore photographic skills. AFP
    Stormy weather offered a chance to explore photographic skills. AFP
  • Electricity workers try to repair a power line disrupted by Cyclone Batsirai in Pointe d'Esny on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. AFP
    Electricity workers try to repair a power line disrupted by Cyclone Batsirai in Pointe d'Esny on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. AFP
  • Fishing boats brought ashore amid the high seas in Mahebourg, a small fishing village, on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. AFP
    Fishing boats brought ashore amid the high seas in Mahebourg, a small fishing village, on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. AFP
  • The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius braces itself on Wednesday for Cyclone Batsirai. AFP
    The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius braces itself on Wednesday for Cyclone Batsirai. AFP
  • Strong winds and rain batter the Mauritian fishing village. AFP
    Strong winds and rain batter the Mauritian fishing village. AFP
  • The cyclone was expected to pass north of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius on Wednesday. AFP
    The cyclone was expected to pass north of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius on Wednesday. AFP
  • The waterfront in Mahebourg amid the cyclonic weather. AFP
    The waterfront in Mahebourg amid the cyclonic weather. AFP
  • Cyclone Batsirai is seen to the east of Madagascar. AP
    Cyclone Batsirai is seen to the east of Madagascar. AP
  • The Mauritian fishing village of Mahebourg braces for the tropical cyclone. AFP
    The Mauritian fishing village of Mahebourg braces for the tropical cyclone. AFP
  • Cyclone Batsirai brought winds and rain to the Mauritian village. AFP
    Cyclone Batsirai brought winds and rain to the Mauritian village. AFP
  • A woman fights winds in the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius. AP
    A woman fights winds in the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius. AP
  • Gale-force winds hit the coast of the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius. AP
    Gale-force winds hit the coast of the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius. AP