Cyclone Garance devastated a territory of 900,000 people, uprooting trees and causing extensive flooding. A red alert was lifted as the cyclone downgraded, but the impact was severe, with four confirmed deaths due to various causes. Many residents expressed profound fear and loss; one woman reported losing all her possessions. Approximately 120,000 individuals were left without electricity, and over 310,000 had no access to drinking water. Temporary shelters were established, as communities began to grapple with the destruction.
"We are deeply shaken," Samantha Boyer said in Saint-Denis where one of the women had been swept away. "We tried to get the lady out of the drainage outlet," she said. "We called all the neighbours and really tried to rescue her, but we couldn't."
"When I arrived at my son's house, just behind, I sat down on the floor and started crying," said Borel. "I didn't have much to begin with, now I have nothing," she said.
"I've lived here for 55 years, I've been through several cyclones," said the resident of the nearby town of Bras-Panon. "I've never seen anything like it."
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