Africa, France and Mayotte

France observes a day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in its Mayotte territory off Africa
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.
Cyclone Chido kills several in French territory before heading for Africa’s east coast
Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving several people dead, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of Africa.
Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths a rift between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte
Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s infrastructure but also laid bare tensions between the island’s residents and its migrant population.
Families scramble to help after deadly cyclone rips through French territory of Mayotte off Africa
Mamoudzou, Mayotte — Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s president and another 180 tons of aid were expected to arrive.
Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits Mayotte in SE Africa
Tropical Cyclone Chido struck southeast Africa, killing "perhaps a few thousand" in France's islands territory of Mayotte on Saturday and then hitting independent Mozambique on Sunday, officials said.
France holds day of mourning for Mayotte islands devastated by cyclone
France held a national day of mourning for Mayotte, its Indian Ocean territory devastated by a violent cyclone on Dec. 14, beginning in the morning on Monday with a minute of silence for the scores of residents left dead by the storm.
France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds or even thousands died in Cyclone Chido
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
Cyclone’s Death Toll in Mayotte Is Still Unclear
Officials have said that the death toll in Mayotte, currently at 35, could end up in the thousands. But in the capital, there ...
Mayotte authorities fear hunger and disease after cyclone, as death toll rises in Mozambique
Authorities in Mayotte were racing on Tuesday to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness from spreading in the French overseas ...
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Mozambique bishop appeals for help after devastating cyclone
The sadness of war has now been compounded by the sadness of tropical cyclone Chido,” said Bishop Antonio Juliasse Ferreira ...
Cyclone Chido Death Toll Nearly Doubles in Mozambique
The swirling wind and rain hit an area where a yearslong insurgency had already forced hundreds of thousands of people to ...