French prime minister unveils recovery plan for devastated Mayotte ...
4 hours ago · PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister François Bayrou arrived Monday in the Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte to unveil a recovery plan three weeks after Cyclone Chido brought devastation.. Bayrou, recently appointed as prime minister, also updated the death toll to 39 but urged caution, saying the final number could range from “a few dozen to a few hundred.”
France holds day of mourning for Cyclone Chido's victims in Mayotte …
Mayotte was already France's most impoverished territory before the cyclone struck. Chido - the worst storm to hit the archipelago in 90 years - flattened areas where people live in shacks with ...
Mayotte: Several hundred feared dead after Cyclone Chido - BBC News
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...
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.
Cyclone Chido leaves Mayotte reeling. Warmer oceans fueled it
Dec 18, 2024 · The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years, according to officials.
France rushes aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido leaves …
Dec 17, 2024 · Survivors wandered through streets littered with debris, searching for water and shelter, after Cyclone Chido leveled entire neighborhoods on Saturday when it hit Mayotte, the poorest territory of France and, by extension, the European Union.. French President Emmanuel Macron said he will declare a national mourning period and planned to visit in the coming days after “this tragedy that has ...
Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits French overseas ...
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 help to Mayotte, where hundreds or even ... - ABC News
Dec 16, 2024 · MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte -- France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after the tiny French island territory off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. Authorities fear hundreds and possibly thousands of …
At least 11 dead from Cyclone Chido in French territory of Mayotte…
Dec 15, 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.
France's Macron says tour of cyclone-devastated Mayotte is a …
Dec 19, 2024 · French authorities said at least 31 people have died and more than 1,500 people were injured, more than 200 critically after Cyclone Chido roared across the the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte on Saturday.