Close to 1,000 feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits Mayotte
Mayotte is France's poorest region and is nearly 5,000 miles from Paris in the Indian Ocean - one witness said the damage wreaked by the cyclone looked like "the aftermath of a nuclear war".
Close to a thousand feared dead as worst cyclone in 90 years hits French island of Mayotte
Several hundred people are feared dead on the French island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after a cyclone brought wind speeds of 140mph (225kmh) The island's prefect warns the n ...
THOUSANDS feared dead as island is hit by 'most powerful cyclone for a century' with devastation from 163mph winds likened to 'nuclear war aftermath'
Cyclone Chido hit Mayotte, France 's poorest region, over the weekend, and has been considered the most violent that the ...
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‘Several hundred’ dead in French territory of Mayotte due to Cyclone Chido, top official says
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