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 […]

The minister participated remotely in a crisis meeting led by President Emmanuel Macron, who announced his intention to travel to Mayotte in the coming days and decree a national day of mourning. Related: Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte: Thousands Feared Dead The island of Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, is in a critical […]

François-Xavier Bieuville, prefect of Mayotte, stated in an interview that although at least 14 deaths have been confirmed, the actual number could be significantly higher due to the intensity of the cyclone and chaotic conditions that make it difficult to rescue and count casualties. Related: Cyclone in Mayotte Islands Left Hundreds Dead, France Estimates The […]

This overseas department has at least 100,000 precarious homes, most of which have been destroyed. On Sunday, the French Government’s delegate in the Mayotte department, François-Xavier Bieuville, estimated that Cyclone Chido has “undoubtedly caused several hundred deaths” in the Chido archipelago, located in the Indian Ocean. RELATED: Mexican State of Nuevo Leon Declares a State […]