Thousands of people are feared dead after tropical Cyclone Chido hit the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. The storm is the worst to hit Mayotte in 90 years, cutting power to more ...
Mayotte is France’s poorest department and is regarded ... Mayotte was directly in the cyclone’s path, though, and took the brunt. Chido brought winds in excess of 220 kph (136 mph), according ...
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.