More than 180,000 households face power outages as cyclone wreaks havoc on the Indian Ocean island, authorities report.

Mauritius International Airport has been closed following a class 3 cyclone alert as Cyclone Garance approaches the island.

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,