This report is based on information from the UN Resident Coordinator for Mauritius.

Situation

1. Tropical Cyclone Dina passed north of Mauritius on 22 January and was located southeast of Madagascar (27.8S 52.4E) as of 24 January at 8:00AM. Dina is forecast to turn increasingly southeastward and is likely to miss Madagascar and Mozambique, according to a tropical cyclone warning.

Damages

2. The following is a summary of the

IMMEDIATE DELIVERY REQ TO AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS

1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 10S (DINA) WARNING NR 012

01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE

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WARNING POSITION:

230600Z1 --- NEAR 21.1S4 53.8E6
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 245 DEGREES AT 05 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT

RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 030 NM

RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS -
070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT

The country was also cut off from the outside world for more than 10 hours, as more than 50,000 telephone lines were seriously damaged.

The cyclone hit Mauritian coasts on Tuesday night at a speed of 206 km/hour.

"Mauritius is currently under cyclone warning class 3. Cyclone Dina is dangerously approaching Mauritius where winds are expected to increase to 110 km per hour during the (Monday) night,"

A cyclone warning class 2 is presently in force in Mauritius, the dispatch indicated, quoting the country's meteorological services.

The storm has become stronger during the last few hours, says the release, adding that "if Dina keeps on

2. Highest gusts recorded at one site were 154 km/h, and the mean rainfall for the island was 300 mm.

3. Three people were killed. Western and southern parts of the island appear to be the most affected.

4. Fifty percent of the island's electricity has been seriously damaged. Reconnection work has started, first in the capital, where sixty percent of power supply has so far been restored.

1. SINCE END JANUARY, AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY FEBRUARY, CYCLONE BELLA HAS PASS THE ISLAND OF RODRIGUES WITH WINDS OF UP TO 210 KM/H, AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOUSES, ELECTRICTY, WATER SUPPLY, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS.

2. UNDRO/UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED THE GOVT'S PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT AS FOLLOWS:

HOUSES: MORE THAN 300 HOUSES COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND ABOUT 1,200 PARTLY OR SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.

ROADS: 30% OF ROADS DAMAGED.