The purple alert, the highest warning level, has been imposed as winds are expected to reach 200 km/h on the coast and more than 250 km/h in higher areas. The French authorities have called for caution and announced that the armed forces are ready to intervene in support of civil security forces.
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"Pericol iminent". Alertă maximă în insula franceză Reunion, din cauza ciclonului Belal. Nici măcar salvatorii nu au voie să iasă afară
VIDEO Insula Réunion, sub alertă maximă din cauza unui ciclon extrem de puternic. Nici măcar serviciile de urgenţă nu au voie să iasă din adăposturi
Réunion Island on highest alert as major storm hits
Residents of France's Reunion Island hunker down as Cyclone Belal barrels in
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