Cyclone Garance struck the island of La Réunion on Friday, February 28, bringing high winds and heavy rain, leaving at least four dead and hundreds of thousands of people without power or running water.

The cyclone, which crossed the island from north to south between Friday and Saturday, killed at least four people. It also caused extensive damage, notably due to very heavy rainfall.

STORY: A clean-up operation was underway in La Reunion on Saturday after cyclone Garance struck the French overseas territory.Local authorities said four people had died after the cyclone made landfall on Friday,

More than 160,000 people face power outages as cyclone wreaks havoc on the Indian Ocean island, authorities report.

Winds of up to 230 kilometers per hour battered the French Indian Ocean territory of 900,000 people. The storm earlier forced the closure of the main airport on nearby Mauritius.

At least two people were killed as Cyclone Garance slammed the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, blowing away roofs and cutting power and access to drinking water for many residents. Garance landed

Residents of the Indian Ocean islands Mauritius and La Reunion rushed to stockpile essential items on Thursday, as Cyclone Garance approached the two territories. The storm, which is expected to pass 50 kilometers from La Reunion's shores,

At least four people have died in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion during the passage of a devastating cyclone that sowed destruction across the overseas French territory, officials

Two days after Cyclone Garance hit the island of Reunion, killing four people, the clean-up work has begun. It's the second cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean island in less than two months, after Cyclone Belal killed four residents of the island in January.