A mini-tornado causes extensive damage in Tyack

This happened around 11:40 a.m., says Guylène Rateau, president of the village of Tyack, who was at the village hall at the time of the incident. “We were all surprised. The wind was blowing so hard that we thought a house had caught fire. We went out and saw the whirlwind tearing away sheet metal structures (…). Then it started to rain heavily. Eight to ten families were affected.” Sheet metal structures were torn down, windows were broken and houses were flooded. “A structure was carried approximately 100 meters.”

Rajaye Putanah, village representative on the Savanne District Council, tells us that the electricity and telephone wires were also damaged. Gunungadevi Atchadu, a resident of the village, witnessed this unusual phenomenon. "I am in shock. I didn't expect such a phenomenon. I was very afraid. The wind was so strong that I couldn't close the door. The tree has fallen. Lakaz inn vir anbalao,” she confides to us, with a heavy heart.

A mini-tornado hits the village of Tyack

An exceptional weather situation shook the village of Tyack, in the south of the island, this Thursday, December 21. According to residents, a mini-tornado hit their neighborhood, causing significant damage to electrical and telephone wires and causing disruption to their daily lives.

Gunungadevi Atchadu is still in shock. With this unforeseen meteorological event, she lists considerable damage such as falling trees, torn sheet metal structures and flooding in some houses.