title: 1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
text: # 1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
  
  The 1967–68 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an above average cyclone season.
  
  ## Systems
  
  ### Tropical Cyclone Carmen
  
  On December 23, Cyclone Carmen passed just west of Rodrigues, producing heavy rainfall and wind gusts of 216 km/h (134 mph). The storm also dropped rainfall on Réunion.
  
  ### 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 165 km/h (103 mph) wind gusts.
  
  ### Severe Tropical Storm Ida
  
  Ida affected Réunion and Mauritius.
  
  ### 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.
  
  ### Tropical Cyclone Monique
  
  The eye of Cyclone Monique passed just northwest of Rodrigues, producing a minimum pressure of 933 mbar (27.6 inHg), as well as wind gusts of 276 km/h (171 mph) 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.
  
  