2024-12-16 11:00:09
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Devastation in Mayotte: Cyclone Chido's Toll
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In the French overseas territory of Mayotte, at least eleven people have died due to a cyclone. Many houses were destroyed and over 15,000 households are without electricity.
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Hundreds feared dead on Mayotte after Cyclone Chido
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Hundreds feared dead on Mayotte, a French Indian Ocean archipelago, after Cyclone Chido hit overnight on Saturday with winds over 200km/h, damaging housing, government buildings and a hospital. Mayotte is significantly poorer than the rest of France, with over 100,000 undocumented migrants and more than three-quarters living below the French poverty line. Mayotte is still ruled from Paris, while Comoros declared independence in 1975; Mayotte voted to stay French in a 1974 referendum. Cyclone C..
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Several hundreds, maybe thousands, may have died in Mayotte cyclone
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Hundreds or thousands may have died in Cyclone Chido, the strongest storm in 90 years to hit the French territory of Mayotte. The cyclone caused widespread destruction, with an entire neighborhood disappearing in the capital Mamoudzou. The storm also hit northern Mozambique and the Comoros islands, where two people were injured, 24 displaced, and 21 homes destroyed.
Tagesschau - Aktuelle Nachrichten aus Afrika
After Cyclone "Chido" Helpers search for survivors on Mayotte
Cyclone "Chido" devastated Mayotte with 310,000 inhabitants and Mozambique: Destroyed dwellings, infrastructure damage, hospital and schools affected, record cyclone in 90 years, power outage in Cabo Delgado and Nampula, rescue teams search for survivors with unclear death toll.
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