Residents of the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte began 2020 with a return to the seismic shaking associated with an undersea volcano that has been testing their patience since 2018. The latest quake was a magnitude-5.0 at 7 p.m. local time Thursday, according to the French Central Seismological Office (BCSF-ReNaSS)….
A tropical cyclone that barreled into the Mozambique Channel now has intensified into a major storm with winds of 167 kilometers per hour, and gusts of 200 km/h, as it heads toward a likely landfall in Madagascar. Cyclone Belna was no longer a threat to Mayotte as of late Sunday,…
Scientists say they’ve discovered a new submarine volcano they believe is the cause of an unusual earthquake swarm that’s been affecting the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte for more than a year. The new volcano is located 50 kilometers east of the island and 3500 meters below the surface, standing…
The Indian Ocean island of Mayotte is marking a one-year anniversary of an unusual earthquake swarm – and it does so as another 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck early Tuesday, the largest since April 5. The swarm began on May 10, 2018, leading to hundreds and hundreds of earthquakes since then. A…
Authorities on the island of Mayotte are dealing with more than economic troubles and the ongoing earthquake swarm these days. There are now 63 confirmed cases of Rift Valley Fever (RFV) on the island, all but five of them since the beginning of the year. The outbreak began in November…
It was just one week ago that France’s Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM), the geological agency for Mayotte, issued an updated report on the science behind a seismic swarm that’s been affecting the Indian Ocean island for more than six months. And then, on Tuesday morning, came a jolting…
Residents of Mayotte were jolted from sleep early Wednesday by yet another earthquake – this time, the strongest to affect the Indian Ocean island nation since July 5. The United States Geological Survey reports the 4.7-magnitude quake came at 2:37 a.m. local time, some 10 kilometers from Pamandzi on the…
It was June 14 when officials in Mayotte opened up a psychological support services unit, designed to help residents deal with the stress of hundreds of earthquakes they’ve experienced as part of the ongoing seismic activity the Indian Ocean island nation has endured for weeks. The situation has “caused concerned…
Officials in Mayotte have opened up a psychological support services unit to help residents deal with the stress of hundreds of earthquakes they’ve experienced as part of the ongoing seismic activity the Indian Ocean island nation has endured for weeks. The earthquake swarm that began May 10 shows no signs…
The weeks-long earthquake swarm in Mayotte continues, as a new team of seismic experts arrives Monday to begin estimates on the vulnerability of buildings and assess the level of damage on the Indian Ocean island nation. The French territory is home to about a quarter million people, historically and culturally…
A team of French government specialists in seismology and civil security arrives in Mayotte on Friday, as the small Indian Ocean island continues to experience the jolting of an earthquake swarm that began on May 10. Their arrival follows a request for support from Dominique Sorain, the new prefect for…
The small Indian Ocean island of Mayotte continues to experience an earthquake swarm that began on May 10, according to BRGM Mayotte, the France-based geological agency serving the territory. Schools in some parts of the island have now been temporarily closed as a precaution. Several hundred earthquakes have been recorded…
The small Indian Ocean island of Mayotte has experienced an earthquake swarm since last week, according to BRGM Mayotte, the France-based geological agency serving the territory – and the swarm is consistent with seismic activity last seen in the 1980s. In a statement Monday, the BRGM said Mahorans began feeling…
A tropical cyclone threading its way into the Mozambique Channel has intensified into a major storm with winds of 185 kilometers per hour as it heads toward possible landfall in northern Madagascar. Cyclone Belna still has time to grow stronger, according to Météo France Reunion, the regional authority for cyclones…
Move over, jollof wars of West Africa. For Selina Periampillai, a chef of Mauritian descent who grew up in London, it’s the scent of spices and the Indian Ocean cuisine that keeps her connected to a heritage that she’s now sharing with a new cookbook, “Island Kitchen.” Periampillai, along with…