Fallen trees, tangled power lines, debris and water everywhere.<br /><br />This was the aftermath on the French island of Reunion after being battered by tropical cyclone Bejisa.<br /><br />In all, 15 people have so far been seriously injured and around 82,000 homes reportedly suffered power cuts. <br /><br />Meteorologists say the worst is over but they still expected winds of up to 150 kilometres per hour on Thursday. <br /><br />One resident told euronews about her narrow escape: “I’ve never seen anything like this. You see it on TV, but it’s not very pretty in reality. I was on the porch, and luckily I came in, because everything could have collapsed on my head.”<br /><br />The storm swept past the eastern side of the island in the Indian Ocean, as close as 15 kilometres to the coast. Almost a quarter of the island’s 0.8 million inhabitants also had their water cut. <br /><br />Winds up to 200 kilometres per hour were predicted and waves up to eight metres lashed the shoreline. <br /><br />The Roland Garros airport was closed and postal and other
