Complex sentence: On 7--8 January 1966, tropical cyclone Denise dumped on Foc-Foc, La Réunion, establishing a 24-hour rainfall record that still holds as of late 2012.
Split into simpler sentences: On 7--8 January 1966, tropical cyclone Denise dumped on Foc-Foc, La Réunion. It established a 24-hour rainfall record that still holds as of late 2012.