Radio France Internationale

Mayotte’s recovery remains slow as Cyclone Chido anniversary approaches

As Mayotte prepares to mark one year since the French island department was hit by Cyclone Chido, recovery has been hampered ...

Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits Mayotte in SE Africa

Tropical Cyclone Chido struck southeast Africa, killing "perhaps a few thousand" in France's Indian Ocean territory of ...
Africanews on MSN

Gang violence, thefts surge in post-cyclone Mayotte

Burglaries have increased by 35% since Cyclone Chido a year ago. Fearing for their safety, some residents have abandoned ...
PBS

Families scramble to help in French territory of Mayotte after deadly cyclone rips through island

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s president ...
CNN

Mayotte authorities fear hunger and disease after cyclone, as death toll rises in Mozambique

Authorities in Mayotte were racing on Tuesday to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness from spreading in the French overseas territory after the weekend’s devastating cyclone, while Mozambique reported ...
Los Angeles Times

Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths a rift between locals and migrants in France’s Mayotte

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte — When Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure, it also exposed deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population. Thousands of ...
CNN

Macron tells cyclone-hit Mayotte islanders to be grateful they are French after facing jeers

French President Emmanuel Macron has faced jeers from locals on the cyclone-battered French overseas territory of Mayotte, telling them they should be “happy to be in France, because if it wasn’t ...
Los Angeles Times

France’s battered Mayotte islands hit by new tropical storm just weeks after devastating cyclone

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The French territory of Mayotte was battered by a new tropical storm Sunday, just weeks after the worst cyclone to hit the islands in nearly a century laid waste to entire ...
BBC

'We feel completely abandoned': Mayotte residents call for help after devastating cyclone

People on the island of Mayotte are calling for aid after Cyclone Chido, with wind speeds of 140mph (225kmh), devastated the French Indian Ocean territory "There's nothing here on the ground - no ...
Hindustan Times

Cyclone Chido, 'worst in a century', devastates France's Mayotte, toll may be in thousands

According to the French Interior Ministry, the death toll couldn't be determined at this stage, highlighting the devastating impact of the cyclone. Said to be the most powerful cyclone in nearly a ...
Radio France Internationale

French government's plan to rebuild Mayotte does not go far enough, says Le Pen

Speaking shortly after stepping off a military aircraft in Mayotte, Le Pen said: "The promises made to the people of Mayotte, who are suffering like mad, must not be forgotten." During a visit to ...
Egypt Independent

Mayotte: An island of wild nature and traditions

Mayotte is a small, sea-horse shaped archipelago–a green and wild rock encircled by one of the world’s largest closed lagoons–located in the Gulf of Mozambique, halfway between Madagascar and ...