Mayotte: Cyclone Chido pummels French territory in Indian …
Dec 16, 2024 · Thousands are feared dead after a devastating 100-year cyclone ripped across the French archipelago of Mayotte on Saturday, inflicting destruction that one resident likened to an atomic bomb.
Cyclone Chido leaves Mayotte reeling. Warmer oceans fueled it
Dec 18, 2024 · The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years, according to officials.
Cyclone Chido's devastation of Mayotte was ... - Associated Press News
Dec 20, 2024 · Authorities have confirmed 35 deaths from Cyclone Chido’s landfall Sunday, but fear hundreds or thousands may be dead. The shacks of corrugated metal stood no chance in the Kaweni slum on the outskirts of the capital, Mamoudzou, where residents are still taking stock of their shattered lives.
France holds day of mourning for Cyclone Chido's victims in Mayotte …
Mayotte was already France's most impoverished territory before the cyclone struck. Chido - the worst storm to hit the archipelago in 90 years - flattened areas where people live in shacks with ...
France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds or even ... - ABC News
Dec 16, 2024 · MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte -- France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after the tiny French island territory off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. Authorities fear hundreds and possibly thousands of …
Mayotte: Several hundred feared dead after Cyclone Chido - BBC
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...
French prime minister unveils recovery plan for devastated Mayotte ...
3 days 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 overseas ...
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...
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.
Cyclone Chido: Macron visits Mayotte as thousand still missing …
Dec 19, 2024 · Landing over Petite-Terre, Mayotte's smaller island, the level of destruction from Cyclone Chido is immediately apparent. It's hard to exaggerate just how completely devastated the...