Mauritius reels from worst riots in decades after woman shot by police

Mauritius imposed an overnight curfew to suppress the worst riots in decades, sparked by peaceful protests over water shortages and high living costs. Violence erupted on Friday when police shot and wounded a woman at a roadblock amid vandalism and roadblocks. Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam ordered the curfew on Tuesday, with several arrests made overnight, but traffic resumed across the island by Wednesday morning. The government plans to reassess the situation in a cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.