1900–1950 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone seasons

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The following is a list of South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclones between the year 1900 and 1950.

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Storms

1904 Comoros cyclone

On December 14, a cyclone moved through the Comoros, causing damage to the island's vanilla and coffee plantations. Crop production declined by 9% as a result of the storm, causing food shortages after little rainfall in 1905. [1]

1905 Comoros cyclone

On December 16, 1905, another cyclone moved struck the island group just a year after previous cyclone, killing 30 people and injuring 150. Responding to the two cyclones, the French government provided Fr.360,000 to the island group toward rebuilding and assistance for residents. [1]

March 1927 cyclone

Considered the strongest to strike Madagascar for at least 67 years, [2] a cyclone hit the eastern portion of the country on March 3, [3] potentially causing as many as 500 deaths. [4]

Cyclone of 1948

On January 22, a tropical disturbance formed northeast of Mauritius. Initially it moved to the southwest, but turned to the south on January 26. The next day, the storm passed just west of Réunion with winds estimated at around 300 km/h (187 mph), and later dissipated on January 28. [5] The storm killed about 100 people and injured hundreds. About 60% of the island's houses were damaged or destroyed, and about 70% of the crops were destroyed. [6]

See also

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1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

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References

  1. 1 2 "Info" (PDF). www.eird.org.
  2. United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs (1994). Madagascar Cyclone Jan 1994 UN DHA Situation Reports 1 - 7 (Report). ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
  3. Boogaerde, Pierre Van den (12 April 2011). Shipwrecks of Madagascar. Strategic Book Publishing. ISBN   9781612043395 via Google Books.
  4. "08 Mar 1927 - MADAGASCAR CYCLONE. - Trove". Nla.gov.au. 1927-03-08. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  5. Kenneth R. Knapp; Michael C. Kruk; David H. Levinson; Howard J. Diamond; Charles J. Neumann (2010). 1948 05S:XXXX948648 (1948018S12072). The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS): Unifying tropical cyclone best track data (Report). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  6. "Cyclone on Reunion Takes a Heavy Toll". Townsville Daily Bulletin. 1948-02-03. Retrieved 2013-08-06.