Cyclone on French Archipelago Exposes Resentments Over …
3 days 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.
Mayotte: Several hundred feared dead after Cyclone Chido - BBC News
Dec 15, 2024 · Residents of Mayotte have spoken of "apocalyptic scenes" caused by the worst storm in 90 years to hit the French Indian Ocean territory.
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.
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...
Cyclone Chido uncovers tensions between locals ... - Associated Press News
6 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.
'We feel completely abandoned': Mayotte residents call for help …
Dec 16, 2024 · People in Mayotte - a French island in the Indian Ocean - have been calling for aid after Cyclone Chido caused widespread devastation over the weekend. Residents have spoken of "apocalyptic...
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...
France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves …
Dec 17, 2024 · Chido was a category 4 cyclone, the second strongest on the scale, and the worst to hit Mayotte since the 1930s, Prefect François-Xavier Bieuville, the top French government official in the island group, told Mayotte la 1ere. Bieuville on Sunday asserted that the death toll was several hundred people and could even be in the thousands.
Hundreds feared dead in French territory of Mayotte from cyclone …
Dec 16, 2024 · Authorities in Mayotte fear hundreds and possibly thousands of people have died in Cyclone Chido, although the official death toll on Monday morning stood at 14. Rescue teams and medical...
Hundreds feared dead in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone …
Dec 16, 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.