Cyclone Chido made landfall on Saturday night with winds reaching over 200kph, Meteo-France said, causing damage to housing, government buildings and a hospital, and leaving at least 11 people dead.

Authorities in Mayotte fear that the death toll from Cyclone Chido could reach hundreds or even thousands, despite the official count standing at 14 as of Monday morning. Chido tore through the ...

At least 22 people have been killed since Chido made landfall on Saturday ... Africa's southeast coast is no stranger to devastating cyclones, climate scientists have warned in recent years ...

In December 2024, Cyclone Chido hit Comoros and destroyed homes and crops on the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli, leaving many without food and shelter and endangering livelihoods. As a member of the ...

Cyclone Chido was the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in at least 90 years. When the cyclone slammed into the French overseas department in December, it packed winds of more than 200km per hour ...

This aerial view shows destroyed shelters and houses in Vahibe, on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, Mayotte, on December 24, 2024, a week after the cyclone Chido's passage over the archipelago.

A classroom of the destroyed Cavani primary school in the capital Mamoudzou on December 14, 2024 after the cyclone Chido hit France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. [Photo, AFP] Rescuers were ...