Mauritius Post advises the country is experiencing impacts from a strong cyclone.

The international airport is temporarily closed and all flights have been canceled. Economic/business activities have been suspended and all of the island’s post offices and postal facilities are closed.

Transportation and processing of both inbound and outbound mail are affected. Expect delays in mail delivery throughout the country.

Mauritius Post wishes to inform other Union member countries and their designated operators that its call centres are again operating as normal, and the transportation, processing and delivery of mails is gradually returning to normal.

Mauritius Post wishes to inform other Union member countries and their designated operators that Mauritius has been experiencing cyclonic conditions since 26 February 2025 and that a class 3 cyclone warning has been issued by Mauritius Meteorological Services. As a result, the international airport is temporarily closed and all flights have been cancelled. All economic/business activities have been suspended and all of the island’s post offices and postal facilities are closed (MUPLUA, MUPLUB and MUPLUC). The transportation and processing of both inbound and outbound mail (letter-post, parcel-post and EMS items) are affected, and delays are to be expected in the delivery of mail throughout the country. Accordingly, Mauritius Post has declared a case of force majeure. The authorities are monitoring the situation closely and Mauritius Post will provide an update via EmIS once the situation has returned to normal.

Intelligence received by Everstream Analytics on February 27 indicated that Mauritius has been experiencing cyclonic conditions since February 26 and a Level 3 cyclone warning has been issued by the Mauritius Meteorological Services. As a result, the international airport is temporarily closed, and all flights have been cancelled. Mauritius Post has declared a case of force majeure resulting in the suspension of all business activities and the closure of all post offices and postal facilities. The transportation and processing of inbound and outbound mail has been affected, and delays were to be expected in the delivery of mail. It was not immediately clear when postal operations return to normal.