1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Introduction The '''1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season''' was an above average cyclone season.
Systems ===Moderate Tropical Storm Anita======Tropical Cyclone Belinda======Tropical Cyclone Carmen===On December 23, Cyclone Carmen passed just west of Rodrigues, producing heavy rainfall and wind gusts of . The storm also dropped rainfall on Réunion.===Tropical Depression Debby======Tropical Cyclone Elspeth======Severe Tropical Storm Flossie======Intense Tropical Cyclone Georgette===Cyclone Georgette was the longest-lasting tropical cyclone in the South-West Indian Ocean basin since the advent of satellite imagery. It formed on January 10, 1968, well to the northeast of the Mascarene Islands. Tracking generally westward, Georgette struck northern Madagascar on January 15 as a tropical storm. It moved southwestward in the Mozambique Channel, crossing over eastern Mozambique on January 19.It quickly reached open waters while gradually intensifying, executing a loop off of eastern Mozambique. Georgette continued to the southeast, passing over southern Madagascar on January 28.It was last noted on February 2 after lasting for 24 days.Georgette killed one person in the Comoros, eight in Mozambique, and 23 in Madagascar. The storm brought heavy, but beneficial rainfall to Réunion.===Tropical Cyclone Henriette===On January 21, Cyclone Henriette passed just east of Rodrigues, producing  wind gusts.===Severe Tropical Storm Ida===Ida affected Réunion and Mauritius.===Intense Tropical Cyclone Gina–Janine======Moderate Tropical Storm Karine===The storm passed near Réunion, bringing heavy rainfall that caused river flooding. Six people drowned on the island during the storm's passage.===Moderate Tropical Storm Lottie=== ===Tropical Cyclone Monique===The eye of Cyclone Monique passed just northwest of Rodrigues, producing a minimum pressure of , as well as wind gusts of  in the island's interior; this was the highest wind gust on record for the island. The winds wrecked most of the island's crops and destroyed many houses while also causing severe erosion. The outskirts of Monique also produced high waves and dropped rainfall in Réunion.===Tropical Cyclone Noreen===
See also * Atlantic hurricane seasons: 1967, 1968* Eastern Pacific hurricane seasons: 1967, 1968* Western Pacific typhoon seasons: 1967, 1968* North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons: 1967, 1968
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