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, a ...

Mayotte was directly in the cyclone’s path, though, and took the brunt. Chido brought winds in excess of 220 kph (136 mph), according to the French weather service, making it a category 4 ...

Outages kept Mayotte almost entirely offline for more than 36 hours, according to NetBlocks, an internet monitoring group. Many people posted desperate pleas on a Facebook page to try to find ...

The French archipelago of Mayotte, located between mainland Africa’s east coast and northern Madagascar, was hit last week by the strongest cyclone in nearly a century. Winds howling above 220 ...

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 ...

France’s overseas territory of Mayotte is facing a humanitarian catastrophe after it was hit with Cyclone Chido on Saturday. Twenty people have been confirmed dead but the death toll is expected ...

Mayotte was directly in the cyclone's path, though, and took the brunt. Chido brought winds in excess of 220 kph (136 mph), according to the French weather service, making it a category 4 cyclone ...

Soldiers patrol 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.

In Mayotte, families are not entitled to certain grants for childbirth and education that are accessible almost everywhere else in France. Residents of a slum destroyed by the cyclone on Thursday.

Mayotte also suffers from outbreaks of hepatitis A, cholera and typhoid fever that are virtually non-existent back in France, a 2022 Senate report found. More than a quarter of the population is ...

Mayotte was already grappling with significant social and economic challenges before the cyclone struck. Overcrowding, poverty, and unregulated urban development made the island particularly ...