Close to 1,000 feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits Mayotte - Sky News
4 hours ago · Close to 1,000 people may have been killed after Cyclone Chido hit Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, the island's top official has said. Mayotte Prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville told local TV: "I ...
Hundreds feared dead in French territory of Mayotte from ... - CBS News
7 hours ago · 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 ...
Mayotte: Several hundred feared dead after Cyclone Chido - BBC
1 day ago · Hundreds of people are feared dead in Mayotte after the French Indian Ocean territory was devastated by a powerful cyclone. Entire settlements were flattened when Cyclone Chido brought wind speeds ...
Mayotte cyclone kills several hundred, maybe thousands, in worst …
1 day ago · In a 1974 referendum, 95 per cent backed separation but 63 per cent on Mayotte voted to stay French. Grande Comore, Anjouan and Moheli declared independence in 1975. Mayotte is still ruled from Paris.
Cyclone Chido causes hundreds of deaths on Mayotte islands in
16 hours ago · The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may be close to 1,000, the island’s top government official told the local broadcaster Sunday.
Hundreds feared dead after cyclone hits French island of Mayotte
1 day ago · Located nearly 8,000km from Paris, Mayotte is significantly poorer than the rest of France and has grappled with gang violence and social unrest for decades. Some 77 per cent of the people in ...
At least 11 dead in the French territory of Mayotte as Cyclone …
20 hours ago · The tropical cyclone blew through the southeastern Indian Ocean, also affecting the nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar. Mayotte was directly in the path of the cyclone and suffered extensive damage on Saturday, officials said. The prefect of Mayotte said it was the worst cyclone to hit Mayotte in 90 years.
France fears heavy toll as Cyclone Chido batters Mayotte
1 day ago · Retailleau will travel to Mayotte on Monday, his office said. The cyclone had put the region on high alert as it closed in on the African mainland, packing gusts of at least 226 kilometres (140 ...
11 dead in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido
17 hours ago · Mayotte has a population of just over 300,000 spread over two main islands about 800 kilometers (500 miles) off Africa’s east coast. It is France's poorest island and the European Union's ...
Death toll in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is
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 ...