03/31/2013 12:07 GMT

PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, March 31, 2013 (AFP) - Ten people were killed in floods caused by sudden rains in Port Louis, the capital of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, the police information centre said Sunday.

Police said six bodies were found in a pedestrian subway. One body was found near the port and two more in an underground carpark, while one victim reportedly died of a heart attack as the flood waters rose.

by Joe DeCapua

Experts from more than 50 small island countries are meeting this week in Mauritius to discuss climate change and food security. The so-called Small Island Developing States are home to more than 50 million people.

The small island nations include Haiti, Fiji, Jamaica and Mauritius, which is hosting the meeting. called Small Island Economies: From Vulnerabilities to Opportunities

Among those taking part is Michael Hailu, director of the Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation.

Small islands, big problems

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

• Production of sugarcane, the country’s main cash crop, declined in first half of 2011

• Food inflation increases in 2011

Sugarcane production falls in first half of 2011

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Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2002/0022
OCHA Situation Report No. 4
Mauritius- Tropical Cyclone Dina
25 January 2002

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

WTXS31 PGTW 230900

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

Saint Denis, Reunion (PANA) - Mauritius was Wednesday recovering from the passage of tropical cyclone Dina, which killed five people and caused considerable damage to houses, telephone and power lines.
Much of the island was deprived of electricity Wednesday, but the National Electricity Company (CEB) said it could restore up to 40 percent of the network in the coming days.

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.