French prime minister unveils recovery plan for devastated Mayotte ...
4 hours ago · PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister François Bayrou arrived Monday in the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to unveil a recovery plan three weeks after Cyclone Chido brought devastation.. Bayrou, recently appointed as prime minister, also updated the death toll to 39 but urged caution, saying the final number could range from “a few dozen to a few hundred.”
Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits French ... - CBS News
Dec 16, 2024 · Rescue workers were rushing Monday to reach the remote French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean after the archipelago was devastated by Cyclone Chido, the worst storm to hit the region...
Mayotte: Cyclone Chido pummels French territory in Indian …
Dec 16, 2024 · Reports of widespread damage are emerging from Mayotte after a 100-year cyclone ripped across the French archipelago Saturday, inflicting devastation that one resident likened to an atomic bomb...
Mayotte: Several hundred feared dead after Cyclone Chido - BBC News
Dec 16, 2024 · Residents of Mayotte have spoken of "apocalyptic scenes" caused by the worst storm in 90 years to hit the French Indian Ocean territory. Cyclone Chido brought wind speeds of more than 225km/h...
Cyclone Chido uncovers tensions between locals ... - Associated Press News
Dec 22, 2024 · MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — When Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure, it also exposed deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population.. Thousands of people who have entered the island illegally bore the brunt of the storm that tore through the Indian Ocean archipelago — France’s poorest territory.
Death toll from Cyclone Chido in Mayotte is ... - Associated Press News
Dec 15, 2024 · Mayotte took the brunt of Chido. Chido blew through the southwestern Indian Ocean on Friday and Saturday, also affecting the nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar. Mayotte was directly in the cyclone’s path, though, and took the brunt. Chido brought winds in excess of 220 kph (136 mph), according to the French weather service, making it a category 4 cyclone, the second strongest on the scale.
France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves …
Dec 17, 2024 · Survivors wandered through streets littered with debris, searching for water and shelter, after Cyclone Chido leveled entire neighborhoods on Saturday when it hit Mayotte, the poorest territory of France and, by extension, the European Union.. French President Emmanuel Macron said he will declare a national mourning period and planned to visit in the coming days after “this tragedy that has ...
Cyclone Chido: Thousands feared dead on archipelago of Mayotte - NBC News
Dec 16, 2024 · Thousands were feared dead Monday after Cyclone Chido tore through Mayotte, a French Indian Ocean territory, cutting off swaths of the population.
‘Several hundred’ could be dead after Cyclone Chido hits France’s Mayotte
Dec 15, 2024 · Cyclone Chido, the severest storm to hit the French archipelago Mayotte in 90 years, may have killed “several hundred” people according to authorities.
At least 11 dead from Cyclone Chido in French territory of Mayotte…
Dec 15, 2024 · The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may run into the thousands, the island’s top government official told a local broadcaster Sunday.