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Mayotte: French PM says 'rumours of thousands of deaths are unfounded'

Newly appointed prime minister Francois Bayou promises to rebuild the cyclone-devastated French Indian ocean territory in two years.

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Cleanup efforts in Mayotte are ongoing after Cyclone Chido hit the region two weeks ago. Household waste was collected for the first time since the storm, though the responsible public body has yet to resume its operations.

27/12/2024

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French troops and firefighters are working around the clock in Mayotte, which was devastated by Cyclone Chido, the worst storm to strike the region in 90 years.

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France holds day of mourning for victims of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte

A minute of silence was observed on Monday at the Elysee Palace in Paris, where the French flag flew at half-mast after President Macron declared a national day of mourning for those lost in Cyclone Chido’s devastation of Mayotte.

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In Mayotte, the rain began to fall again

In Mayotte, the rain began to fall again on Thursday December 19, five days after the disaster caused by cyclone Chido. Women hastily dig out basins to collect what they can. Since the cyclone hit, the Mahorais have been desperately short of water.

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Mayotte: Amidst criticism, Emmanuel Macron defends the state's actions

France has activated the European Union's civil protection mechanism to assist Mayotte, where many fear that hundreds, if not thousands of people have been killed after storm Chido devastated the island last Saturday.

19/12/2024

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French troops deliver aid to Mayotte ahead of President Macron's visit

French military troops deliver 120 tonnes of aid to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido battered the Indian Ocean Island on Saturday causing widespread destruction. It comes just one day before French President Emmanuel Macron’s scheduled arrival at the French overseas department on Thursday.

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Three days after powerful Indian Ocean cyclone Chido hit Mayotte, a curfew has been imposed in the small but densely populated French island. France continues to use military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies into the territory.

17/12/2024

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Mayotte reels after deadly Cyclone Chido

Cyclone Chido struck Mayotte on Saturday, levelling entire neighbourhoods and causing heavy destruction in the island's capital. Local reports confirm at least 20 deaths, but officials fear the true toll could be far higher.

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Macron to visit Mayotte in aftermath of its worst storm in 90 years

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will visit Mayotte in the coming days in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido that has ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, causing major damage in its path, with hundreds feared dead.

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The people of Mayotte are trying to assess the damage caused by the passage of Cyclone Chido over the weekend.

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France rushes in help to Mayotte to support rescue operations

French authorities said more than 800 more personnel were expected to arrive in the coming days as rescuers comb through the devastation caused by Chido when it hit the densely populated archipelago of around 300,000 people on Saturday.

16/12/2024

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Officials have called the storm the most destructive to hit the archipelago in 90 years, with fears of a high death toll as the cyclone wreaks havoc across the region.

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Clean-up ongoing in Mayotte after Cyclone Chido devastates island

Chido brought winds in excess of 220kph when it made landfall on Saturday, according to the French weather service, ripping roofs off houses in the archipelago which has a population of just over 300,000.

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The death toll from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may be close to 1,000, the island’s top government official told the local broadcaster on Sunday.

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While there are fewer deaths globally from disasters, there are still pockets in the poorest of countries, especially in Africa.

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