STORY: Cyclone Chido slammed into Mozambique with such fury last weekend that its winds tore sheets of corrugated tin off the house of Bincha Jose Naquira."When the cyclone came, I thought I was ...

This combination of before and after images shows damage at the Dzaoudzi Port on the French Territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean after Cyclone Chido, Dec. 16, 2024.

Chido made landfall in northern Mozambique on Dec. 15 south of Pemba port, dumping more than 250 millimeters of rain in 24 hours. At least 34 people died, with more than 35,000 houses completely ...

Mayotte lies in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, just west of Madagascar. Made up of two main islands, its land area is about twice the size of Washington DC. Cyclone Chido, a ...

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.

On Saturday, Chido passed north of Madagascar and hit Mayotte, a French island territory about 500 miles east of Mozambique. French officials said that the storm caused extensive damage to an ...

This photo provided Sunday Dec.15, 2024 by the French Army shows soldiers loading relief for the island of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage with reports of ...

PARIS — 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 ...