Tropical Cyclone Haliba has caused heavy rainfall in Mauritius today.
According to the Mauritius Meteorological Services (MMS), Tropical Storm Haliba was located about 330 km to the west-south-west of Mauritius as of 10:00 am today and moving in an east-south-easterly direction at 15 km/h.
The disturbance has caused heavy showers and thunderstorms over the whole island. All schools in Mauritius have been closed.
Madagascar Meteorological Station named Cyclone Haliba after intensifying into a moderate tropical storm yesterday.
According to the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Tropical Cyclone Haliba is forecast to strike Reunion at about 12:00 GMT today with the point of landfall near 21.8 S, 54.6 E.