Nine people were rescued and evacuated from flooded areas of Bambous Virieux. A bus carrying schoolchildren trapped by the rising waters in Bambous Virieux had to be helped to safety by the police.
Local observers, Météo et Cyclone Maurice, reported 408mm of rain fell at Plaisance in southern Mauritius on 16 April 2021. This amount corresponds to twice the average monthly rainfall for April at this location. Around 200mm of the total fell in just a few hours (around 04:00 to 10:00) early on 16 April.
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Speaking of that, damn, I feel for the poor kids serving there; being clueless. It ain't their fault! Who WASN'T clueless at that age?
RC
Damn! I'm pretty certain that shows I'm getting wiser and hopefully better. (I'm confident, though, that I ain't ever been anybody's messiah.)
RC
*or have played, either in this life or elsewhere.
rc