Cyclone?

Last week there was an alert 2 cyclone announced in the island and it was my first time to experience it. I've heard about the cyclones in Mauritius and I thought that cyclones are like tornado. Apparently it was not... Cyclone, Hurricane, Typhoon are all the same thing and it is just called in a different way by it's region. Why does it have to be so confusing right? well the Cyclone lasted like a week and fortunately it did not land directly in Mauritius. 

Here is a photo of how the beach looked like in Flic en Flac.