On red alert, Reunion suffered the passage of cyclone Emnati. Follow our LIVE – Réunion la 1ère – Réunion 1ère

The intense cyclone Emnati passed closest to our coasts at 10 p.m. this Sunday, February 21. Since 9 p.m., Reunion has been on red cyclone alert and will remain so until further notice.

Stay at home, you are confined until the alert is lifted. This Monday, schools, nurseries and universities will remain closed. The airport is closed. Reunion is at a standstill while Cyclone Emnati moves away.

Réunion La 1ère accompanies you during this hurricane night on radio, TV and the internet. Follow our LIVE on the situation below:

01:30. A “facetious” cyclone

Emnati is a cyclone”facetious“, explains Sébastien Langlade on Réunion La 1ère. According to the forecaster of Météo France, the cyclone indeed presents a trajectory “a bit erratic“but it should resume its original trajectory WEST-NORTH-WEST in the coming hours.

Emnati seems to be a slightly larger system than Batsirai, but La Réunion remains on the fringes, which prevents it from having any real damage. It is rather the wind that must be feared and in particular in the heights of the West of the island: gusts of 148 km / h are reported in Maïdo, 106 km / h in Cilaos or even 116 km /h at La Plaine des Cafres.

In the North and the North-West point, the wind blows at more than 100 km/h.

01:00. “It’s amazing how quiet it is!”

On Réunion La 1ère, many of you have intervened to highlight the absence of rain or wind in certain sectors of the island. “It’s amazing how quiet it is“says a resident of the South. However, in Sainte-Suzanne, for example, a listener confirms that the wind is particularly strong. This is also the case on the Dionysian seafront, confirms a resident.

And in the Piton de la Fournaise sector, 450 mm of water fell in 24 hours. IEmnati’s closest passage should take place tonight at nearly 350 km from our shores. Reunion will have to deal with degraded weather until at least Tuesday.

If the alert has been lifted in Mauritius, Madagascar is in turn preparing to be hit by the intense tropical cyclone. The third in less than a month.

12:30 a.m. 100 homes without electricity and 13,500 homes without water

At 10 p.m., 100 homes were without electricity. EDF is continuing remote interventions to restore the networks.

In addition, 13,500 households were deprived of water (mainly in the municipalities of Sainte-Rose and Plaine des Palmistes). In the commune of Saint-Joseph, the quality of the water is altered, the population is therefore invited not to consume the water for food purposes.

Regarding the telephone networks, 1,300 to 1,500 customers are deprived of fixed telephony (operators Zeop, SFR and Orange).

00:06. The coastal road closed on the sea side

The prefecture also specifies that thehe coastal road remains closed on the sea side. Only travel in the West-North direction remains possible.

The Cilaos road (RN5) is closed for the night. An inspection is scheduled for tomorrow morning to assess the conditions for re-opening. The Salazie RD48 remains closed due to rockslides.

12:05 a.m. Emnati went closest at 10 p.m.

At midnight, the prefecture of Reunion announced in a press release that the intense tropical cyclone Emnati passed closest to Reunion at 10 p.m.

“It will remain between 350 and 400 km north of Reunion until tomorrow morning. The wind is currently reaching 100 to 110 km in the inhabited heights of the island. These conditions should be maintained or even strengthened in the hours to come. In addition, the amounts of precipitation should increase at the end of the night and in the morning tomorrow”, specifies the prefecture.

midnight. Live on Réunion La 1ère radio, TV, internet

All night long, Réunion La 1ère accompanies you on radio, TV and on the internet. You can reach us on 02 62 99 2000.

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11:58 p.m. Accommodation centers and emergency numbers by municipality

The island is on red alert and the municipalities have set up accommodation centers and emergency numbers. Find the list by clicking in our article here.

11:57 p.m. The last point of Meteo France Reunion

According to the latest report from Météo France Réunion, at 10 p.m., the intense cyclone Emnati was located 375 km north of our coasts. He was 360 km away, at 7 p.m. It moves at the speed of 9 km/h. The system has slowed down for the past few hours.

Maximum winds (averaged over 10 minutes) estimated at sea: 175 km/h.

Estimated maximum gusts at sea: 240 km/h.

Estimated pressure at the center: 947 hPa.

Position on February 20 at 10 p.m. local: 17.6 South / 54.6 East.

Distance from the Reunion coast: 375 km to the sector: NORTH-NORTH-WEST

Movement: WEST, at 9 km/h.

11:56 p.m. An information cell on 02 62 41 00 00

The prefecture has opened a public information unit (CIP) to
• inform the population about the red alert instructions;
• Respond to the concerns of Reunion Islanders;
• redirect calls to appropriate contacts.
To contact the public information unit, call the single crisis number (freephone): 02 62 41 00 00.

To contact the public information cell, call the unique crisis number (freephone): 09 70 80 90 40. This cell does not respond to emergency calls.

If necessary contact:

– SAMU on 15 or 112 in case of difficulties,

– Firefighters 18,

– Police and Gendarmerie 17.

For points on weather conditions, you can contact the answering machines of Météo-France directly:

– 08.92.68.08.08 for weather forecasts

– 08.97.65.01.01 for the cyclone point

11:55 p.m. Wave-Submersion Enhanced Vigilance

As the system progresses, the NE swell generated by Batsirai increases. Wave-submersion vigilance has applied since 4 p.m. to the entire coast. It is reinforced for the eastern part, from north to south.

11:50 p.m. Red alert since 9 p.m.

The prefect of Reunion has decided to trigger the red alert at 9 p.m. Do not go out under any circumstances, Reunion is confined during the red alert.

Write down the emergency telephone numbers: the town hall of your municipality; 15 in the event of a medical problem (or 112 in the event of difficulty) and 18 for other requests for help. Traffic is prohibited, except for emergency services and services working on crisis management.

Find our previous Sunday LIVE from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. by clicking here.