Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits French ... - CBS News
2 days ago · A photo taken on December 15, 2024 shows a pile of debris of metal sheets, wood, furniture and belongings after the cyclone Chido hit France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. KWEZI/AFP via ...
France Rushes Aid to Mayotte, ‘Devastated’ by Cyclone
1 day ago · The cyclone also slammed into Mozambique with heavy rains and strong winds, killing at least 34 people and completely or partly destroying over 35,000 houses, ... France’s poorest territory ...
France rushes help to Mayotte, shattered by Cyclone Chido | AP News
2 days ago · December through to March is cyclone season in the southwestern Indian Ocean, and southern Africa has been hammered in recent years. Cyclone Idai in 2019 killed more than 1,300 people, mostly in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Cyclone Freddy left more than 1,000 dead across several countries in the Indian Ocean and southern Africa last year.
France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds or even ... - ABC News
2 days ago · France is rushing rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte after the island group off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte ...
Authorities impose overnight curfew in cyclone ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · The cyclone is also threatening to escalate political tensions in France. Just days after taking office, Bayrou has faced criticism from across the political spectrum for his handling of the crisis. Critics have taken issue with Bayrou’s decision not to travel to Mayotte or attend a crisis meeting in person, choosing instead to chair a town ...
Mayotte: Cyclone Chido pummels French territory in Indian Ocean …
2 days ago · France’s minister for everyday security, Nicolas Daragon, said on social media late Sunday the first military planes providing emergency aid to the cyclone-battered island had landed.
'We feel completely abandoned': Mayotte residents call for help
2 days ago · Cyclone Chido has left in its wake shattered lives and a major humanitarian crisis. France's challenge now is showing it can respond - to prevent it from becoming a greater catastrophe ...
France imposes curfew for cyclone-hit Mayotte as toll rises
1 day ago · Pamandzi (France) (AFP) – Authorities announced a nighttime curfew Tuesday to curb looting after a devastating cyclone hit the French overseas territory of Mayotte, with the country's prime ...
France rushes aid to Mayotte, with hundreds feared dead and
2 days ago · France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Monday after the island group was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a ...
‘Several hundred’ could be dead after Cyclone Chido hits France’s ...
3 days ago · The “exceptional” cyclone was supercharged by particularly warm Indian Ocean waters, meteorologist Francois Gourand of France’s Meteo France weather service told the AFP news agency.