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Tuesday
Feb 09th

Mauritius: Cyclone season starts in Indian Ocean

The 2009-2010 cyclone season has started in the Indian Ocean, with the appearance of the first cyclone called "Anja" on Wednesday, said the Mauritian Meteorologic al Services.

An official from the department also gave out the designated names for the hurricanes that will form within the cyclone basin of the Indian Ocean during 2010, as indicated by the World Meteorological Organi sation (WMO).

The names are Anja, Bongani, Cleo, David, Edzani, Gelane, Hubert, Imani, Joel, Kanja, Lunda, Mohono, Nigel, Olympe, Pamela, Quentin, Rahim, Savana, Themba, Uyapo, Viviane, Walter, Xangy, Yemurai and Zanele.

These names are to be sequentially used and will not be repeated in the following years.

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