The French government requisitioned two vessels from the Societe de Gestion et de Transport Maritime. On Thursday, the public broadcaster Mayotte la 1ère reported that France has begun repatriating hundreds of Comorians from the French department of Mayotte, which was devastated by Cyclone Chido. RELATED: The Situation in Mayotte is Going From Bad to Worse, […]

French authorities declared a ‘State of Exceptional Natural Disaster’ in the archipelago last night. On Thursday, Francisco Jose Postigo, a Spanish physiotherapist residing in the French archipelago of Mayotte, which was devastated last weekend by Cyclone Chido, stated that the situation for the population is worsening due to shortages of water, gasoline, and electricity. RELATED: […]

Winds of up to 220 km/h have devastated this French overseas territory. On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he would travel to the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte and praised “the responsiveness of all state services” in addressing the disaster caused by Cyclone Chido. RELATED: Mayotte Devastated by Cyclone Chido: Humanitarian Aid Is […]