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The Reunion island volcano Piton de la Fournaise erupted. The lava cooled into bizarre formations that became a tourist attraction. Links: Volcano, Mauritius, Reunion 
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2007 Apr 2 |
Piton de la Fournaise (French: "Peak of the Furnace"), a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island (a French territory) in the Indian Ocean, began an 11-day eruption. Hundreds of deep water fish were found dead following the eruptions. Links: Volcano, Fish, Reunion
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2007 May 12 |
Waves reaching 36 feet high thrashed France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean, leaving two fishermen missing and flooding homes and hotels. Links: France, WeatherAsia, Reunion
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2008 Mar 28 |
Mohamed Bacar, the rebel leader of the Comoros island of Anjouan, arrived in Reunion to an uncertain future, two days after his ouster by Comoran and African Union forces. Links: AU, Comoros, Reunion
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2009 Mar 5 |
Protests spread from two French possessions in the Caribbean to the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, where about 15,000 people demonstrated in different cities against high prices. Links: Mad Crowd, Reunion
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2010 Aug 2 |
UNESCO added 6 sites located in Brazil, China, Mexico, France's Reunion Island and the South Pacific nation of Kiribati to World Heritage status. Links: Brazil, China, UN, Mexico, Kiribati, Reunion
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2012 Aug 2 |
It was reported that France planned to offer financial incentives to French fishermen for hunting bull sharks, a threatened shark species, following recent attacks on people off the coast of Reunion. Links: France, Fish, Reunion
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2015 Jul 29 |
Plane debris was found washed up on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean and was believed to be part of a Boeing 777, potentially the biggest breakthrough in the search for Flight MH370, missing since March 8, 2014. Links: Malaysia, Air Crash, Reunion
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2018 Nov 21 |
The French government said thirty police officers have been injured in five days of protests over rising living costs on the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion. Roads across the volcanic island of 850,000 people off southeast Africa remained blocked by demonstrators, causing petrol stations to run low on fuel, and schools were closed for fear of violence. Links: France, Reunion
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