On Saturday, punters, they will have their eyes on the sky. Since the opening day of the racing season is scheduled for Saturday as the weather station Vacoas announces three days of rain from today. In the areas concerned, it says it is likely that this day will be cancelled if the rains will persist until the end of Saturday morning. Some have, moreover, the head, the nightmare flood of March 31.
Accumulations of water in areas at risk are not discarded, warns Mauritius Weather. "Bad weather will persist during the weekend and possible thunderstorms will always be present. However, we expect an improvement in the time from Monday " , explains Philippe Veerabadren, forecaster station Vacoas.
But there is not the rains. A significant increase in temperature. Yesterday in Port Louis, the mercury rose to 36.6 ° C . "This situation is quite exceptional. For years we have not recorded such a high temperature, " continues the forecaster.