In a tragic escalation, Chido barreled across the Mozambique Channel and made landfall early Sunday, slamming into Mozambique's coastline approximately 40 kilometers south of the city of Pemba.

Cyclone Chido appeared to have grown in power as it barreled toward Mozambique before making landfall around 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of the northern city of Pemba, weather services said.

Emergency workers are searching for survivors and battling to restore services in Mayotte, France's poorest overseas territory, where hundreds or even thousands are feared dead from Chido - the ...

The coastal areas are where humans have the most direct impact on the ocean's resources. Pemba Island broke away from the African mainland around 10 million years ago. Today, strong currents that ...