A journey to the remote Indian Ocean island reveals the story behind the fragrant, delicious, ubiquitous spice—and the enslaved youth who made it a commercial success Vanilla producer Bertrand ...

Reunion island is located about 930 miles to the southeast of the French territory of Mayotte, an island group off Africa, which was hit in December by the worst cyclone in nearly a century ...

Wind speeds exceeded 200 kilometers per hour (124 miles per hour), with gusts of 214 km/h (133 mph) at the island’s main airport. Garance is reportedly the strongest storm to hit Réunion since ...

PARIS - At least four people died after cyclone Garance struck the French overseas territory of La Reunion on Friday ... in the north of the Indian Ocean island, which lies off Madagascar ...

It exited the southwest of the island several hours later, Meteo France weather agency said. "Things are improving in the north of La Reunion island but ... not on high points in the west ...

French police said at least three people were killed when a tropical storm packing fierce winds and torrential rains thumped the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Friday. Residents were ...

Also this week 18 years ago, Réunion Island took another record soaking from Feb. 24-27, 2007. An island in the southern Indian Ocean set several still-standing world rainfall records in the last ...

Cyclone Garance barrelled across Reunion Island on Friday ... “It is a feeling of being powerless,” said Jean-Christophe Hoareau, a farmer. Marie Rose Gaze, 61, who lives in Saint-Denis ...

People watch as waves lash against the shore in Saint-Denis de la Réunion, on the French overseas territory island of La Réunion ... of being powerless," said Jean-Christophe Hoareau, a farmer.

Residents of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion were ordered Friday to stay indoors as ... "It is a feeling of being powerless," said Jean-Christophe Hoareau. Cyclone Belal, the last purple ...