A soldier looks at damages in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage with reports of several fatalities on Sunday Dec. 15, 2024.

Cyclone Chido is said to be the worst storm to hit the area in almost a century, and while authorities have feared there are hundreds dead, they now believe that number could go into the thousands.

Cyclone Chido is Mayotte’s worst storm in over 90 years, marking a grim chapter in the island's history. While its ties to France offer some resources for recovery, the road ahead will be long ...

Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, leaving several people dead, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of Africa.

Chido was the most intense tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in the French territory of Mayotte, an archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean.

A house damaged by Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe, on March 23, 2019. Zimbabwe could be affected by Cyclone Chido as it tears through the Indian Ocean.

Associated Press The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years, ...

Chido was a tropical cyclone over Mozambique Sunday morning Eastern Africa Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical cyclone had sustained wind speeds of 115 ...