Cyclone Garance struck the island of La Réunion on Friday, February 28, bringing high winds and heavy rain, leaving at least four dead and hundreds of thousands of people without power or running water.

The cyclone, which crossed the island from north to south between Friday and Saturday, killed at least four people. It also caused extensive damage, notably due to very heavy rainfall.

STORY: A clean-up operation was underway in La Reunion on Saturday after cyclone Garance struck the French overseas territory.Local authorities said four people had died after the cyclone made landfall on Friday,

At least four people have died in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion during the passage of a devastating cyclone that sowed destruction across the overseas French territory, officials said on Saturday.

More than 160,000 people face power outages as cyclone wreaks havoc on the Indian Ocean island, authorities report.

At least four people have died in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion during the passage of a devastating cyclone that sowed destruction across the overseas French territory, officials said on Saturday.

DENIS, La Reunion, France (Reuters) -At least three people died when cyclone Garance slammed into the French overseas territory of La Reunion on Friday with wind speeds of up to 155 kph (96 mph), Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said.

Two days after Cyclone Garance hit the island of Reunion, killing four people, the clean-up work has begun. It's the second cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean island in less than two months, after Cyclone Belal killed four residents of the island in January.