The cyclone is the biggest to hit the French territory of Mayotte in over 90 years.
At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte when a fierce cyclone battered the French Indian Ocean territory Up to 1,000 people in the French territory of Mayotte could be dead after a devastating cyclone tore through the region, according to the island’s top official. Mayotte, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, is one of several countries to be impacted by Cyclone Chido, which has wrecked local infrastructure and left ‘several hundreds’ potentially dead.
The tropical cyclone blew through the southeastern Indian Ocean, also affecting the nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar. Mayotte was directly in the path of the cyclone and suffered extensive damage on Saturday, officials said. The prefect of Mayotte said it was the worst cyclone to hit Mayotte in 90 years. The ministry said 1,600 police and gendarmerie officers have been deployed to ‘help the population and prevent potential looting’.
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