Emergency workers raced on Monday to restore basic services to the French overseas territory of Mayotte, where hundreds or even thousands are feared dead from the most powerful cyclone to hit the ...

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Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a cyclone devastated the Indian Ocean territory, sparking an environment and ...

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France on Monday observes a national day of mourning set by President Emmanuel Macron for the victims of Cyclone Chido on the ...

When Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure, it also exposed deep-seated tensions between the island’s ...

At Mayotte’s main hospital in the capital ... Emergency aid was being delivered by air and sea. Since the cyclone, 31 tons of food and 108 tons of water have arrived, with an additional 1.6 ...

with thousands risking perilous sea crossings each year. Outgoing French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau recently reignited the debate, describing the situation in Mayotte as a “war ...