CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The French territory of Mayotte was put on red alert Saturday as another cyclone headed toward the islands off Africa that were devastated by their worst storm in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Mayotte's land area is 374 square kilometres (144 sq mi) - slightly more than twice the size of Washington DC. It has a population of some 321,000 people according to official estimates.

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