France observes a day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido …
3 days ago · PARIS (AP) — France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte, over a week ago.. The cyclone was the most destructive to hit Mayotte in 90 years and caused extensive damage to the island off Africa’s east coast. At least 35 deaths have been reported, with around 2,500 injured.
Mayotte: Cyclone Chido pummels French territory in Indian Ocean …
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....
Dozens killed by cyclone in Mayotte not thousands, French PM …
France held a day of national mourning in the wake of the cyclone on Monday. President Emmanuel Macron visited the territory last week, and was heckled by angry locals demanding more aid in ...
Cyclone Chido uncovers tensions between locals and migrants in France…
4 days ago · 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.
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 in...
Cyclone Chido Rips Apart French Island Of Mayotte | Weather.com
Dec 16, 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...
Authorities impose overnight curfew in cyclone ... - Associated Press News
Dec 17, 2024 · SAINT-DENIS, Reunion (AP) — French authorities on Tuesday announced an overnight curfew in Mayotte as they sought to stabilize the island territory in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years.
France Rushes Aid to Mayotte, ‘Devastated’ by Cyclone - The New …
Dec 17, 2024 · The cyclone also slammed into Mozambique with heavy rains and strong winds, ... Aurelien Breeden is a reporter for The Times in Paris, covering news from France. More about Aurelien Breeden.
‘Several hundred’ could be dead after Cyclone Chido hits France’s ...
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.
Cyclone on French Archipelago Exposes Resentments Over …
1 day ago · Cyclone Chido, which struck on Dec. 14 and killed at least 39 people, is inflaming already dangerous tensions over immigration on Mayotte, an archipelago off Africa’s eastern coast.