By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - An intense tropical cyclone is fast approaching the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius. The anticipated arrival of tropical cyclone Freddy has forced Mauritius to ground flights as the country's weather bureau issued a Class 3 cyclone warning. Wind gusts of 120 kilometres per hour are expected. The weather agency has further warned the public to follow all precautions and stay in safe places. The cyclone is also expected to hit Madagascar as well as coastal nations from Tanzania to South Africa. Professor Liesl Dyson from the University of Pretoria's Department of Geography, Geo-infomatics and Meteorology, is tracking the cyclone's movement and spoke to Newsbreak about its expected landfall....

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - An intense tropical cyclone is fast approaching the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius. The anticipated arrival of tropical cyclone Freddy has forced Mauritius to ground flights as the country's weather bureau issued a Class 3 cyclone warning. Wind gusts of 120 kilometres per hour are expected. The weather agency has further warned the public to follow all precautions and stay in safe places. The cyclone is also expected to hit Madagascar as well as coastal nations from Tanzania to South Africa. Professor Liesl Dyson from the University of Pretoria's Department of Geography, Geo-infomatics and Meteorology, is tracking the cyclone's movement and spoke to Newsbreak about its expected landfall....</p>

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