Mauritius on maximum cyclone alert as storm Belal wreaks havoc
Mauritius raised a cyclone warning alert to maximum on Tuesday as powerful winds and rains from tropical storm Belal caused…
2 years ago
Indian Ocean
Mozambique cyclone death toll rises to 53
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- The death toll from a cyclone that lashed northern Mozambique last week has risen…
4 years ago
Coral reefs of western Indian Ocean at risk of collapse: study
by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - Rising sea temperatures and overfishing threaten coral reefs in the western…
5 years ago
Stricken tanker’s captain to face charges in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka will file negligence and pollution charges against the Greek skipper of an oil…
6 years ago
Sri Lanka navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken tanker
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lankan military divers fixed a fuel leak from the engine of a fire-damaged oil tanker…
6 years ago
Tanzania, Uganda, ink deal on $3.5b oil pipeline project
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AFP) — Tanzania and Uganda signed an agreement Sunday to commence construction on a 1,445-kilometre (900…
6 years ago
Long-term threat to Mauritius ecology after spill: Japan experts
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The major oil spill caused by a Japanese ship that ran aground in Mauritius may pose…
6 years ago
Indian Ocean island Mayotte lifts cyclone red alert
MAMOUDZOU, France (AFP) -- Officials on the small Indian Ocean island of Mayotte said Sunday they had lifted the red…
7 years ago
Voyage into the unknown explores Indian Ocean’s hidden depths
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A mission to explore uncharted depths in the Indian Ocean…
7 years ago
African stargazers enjoy ‘ring of fire’ eclipse
SAINT-LOUIS, France (AFP) -- Stargazers in south and central Africa were treated to a spectacular solar eclipse Thursday with the…
10 years ago
10 years after Indian Ocean tsunami, many communities still feelings its effects
Ten years after the deadly December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami, many communities are still…
12 years ago
Cyclone threatens to disrupt search for missing Malaysian plane
By Byron Kaye PERTH, Australia Mon Apr 21, 2014 5:48pm EDT (Reuters) - A tropical cyclone was threatening to hamper…
12 years ago
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