Cyclone causes flooding in Mauritius after battering French island of Reunion

The weather uprooted trees on the island of Reunion (Lewis Joly/AP)

A tropical cyclone caused heavy flooding and at least one death in Mauritius on Monday, as cars were washed away by surges of water in the Indian Ocean island’s capital city and elsewhere.

A motorcyclist died in an accident caused by the flooding, the government said, as it imposed a curfew.