The 12,000 radiated and spider tortoises that were housed at the Lavavolo Tortoise Center faced a new and unexpected ordeal when Cyclone Dikeledi hit the southern part of the Indian Ocean island

Sanctuary staff, locals and police officers joined together in the rescue effort, building makeshift rafts for the tortoises to float on.

Lavavolo Tortoise Center staff, members of the community and police officers joined together in a rescue operation, wading through the water with large containers to collect the bewildered tortoises

A community grouped together to save the reptiles after Cyclone Dikeledi struck the southern part of the island earlier this month.

Cyclone Dikeledi was moving away from the French territory of Mayotte on Sunday but the archipelago will remain under red alert until Monday evening. The storm however caused flash floods in the neighbouring Indian Ocean island of Madagascar,

after causing torrential rains and flash floods that killed three people in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar. Dikeledi hit the northern coast of Madagascar as a cyclone on Saturday evening ...

On Saturday evening, Dikeledi hit the northern coast of the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar as a cyclone before weakening into a severe tropical storm. The storm was now headed towards ...

On Saturday evening, Dikeledi hit the northern coast of the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar as a cyclone before weakening into a severe tropical storm. The storm was now headed towards ...

A tropical storm was moving away from the French territory of Mayotte on Sunday after causing torrential rains and flash floods that killed three people in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar.

The study combines these predictions with coral cover data from previous research, allowing scientists to map coral resilience across the Western Indian Ocean.

India and France strengthen maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region to counter various threats effectively.