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Cyclone Chido: 22 killed, over 1,400 injured in France's Mayotte, official says

Authorities in Mayotte were racing on Tuesday to get food and water to residents stricken by the weekend's devastating cyclone and fighting to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness spreading in the French overseas territory, officials said. A devastated hill on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage. French President Emmanuel Macron said …

‘Several hundred’ killed as Cyclone Chido batters French territory Mayotte, top official says

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. French President Emmanuel Macron said his “thoughts” were with the Mayotte people and Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau was due to travel to Mayotte on Monday. Retailleau had warned Saturday …

At least 11 dead from Cyclone Chido in French territory of Mayotte, but figure could rise to ‘several hundred,’ official says

CAPE TOWN, South Africa Associated Press — 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. A photo taken on December 15, 2024, shows torn-off roofs of residential buildings after Cyclone Chido hit France's Indian Ocean territory of …

Several hundred people, maybe even thousands, may have been killed by Cyclone Chido in the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, a top local French official said via local media channel Mayotte La 1ere on Sunday. "I think there will certainly be several hundreds, maybe we will reach a thousand, even several thousands," local prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville said …