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.

Authorities in Mayotte fear that the death toll from Cyclone Chido could reach hundreds or even thousands, despite the official count standing at 14 as of Monday morning. Chido tore through the ...

Hundreds of people are feared dead after Tropical Cyclone Chido carved a trail of destruction in the French territory of Mayotte when it made landfall over the weekend as a storm equivalent to a ...

Mayotte lies in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, just west of Madagascar. Made up of two main islands, its land area is about twice the size of Washington DC. Cyclone Chido ...

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.

Chido blew through the southwestern Indian Ocean on Friday and Saturday, also affecting the nearby islands of Comoros and ...

Authorities in Mayotte fear hundreds and possibly thousands of people have died in Cyclone Chido, although the official death toll on Monday morning stood at 14. Rescue teams and medical personnel ...

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GalleryCyclone Chido wreaked havoc on the French territory in the Indian Ocean. On Saturday morning, the eye of the tropical cyclone crossed the north of the island of Grande-Terre, leaving at ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France's Interior Ministry said ...