Cyclone Chido was the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in at least 90 years. When the cyclone slammed into the French overseas department in December, it packed winds of more than 200km per hour ...

Residents whose homes have been destroyed by the Chido cyclone stand in front of a damaged building in the village of Sohoa, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on January 6 ...

The tropical cyclone left more than 180,000 homes without ... were on standby to be dispatched from the French territory of Mayotte nearly 1,500km (930 miles) away when conditions eased, as ...

Reunion island is located about 930 miles to the southeast of the French territory of Mayotte, an island group off Africa, which was hit in December by the worst cyclone in nearly a century ...

Hundreds of thousands were displaced by climate disasters in 2024, according to the UN, underscoring the growing need for worldwide early warning systems to protect vulnerable communities.

At least two people were killed as Cyclone Garance slammed the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, blowing away roofs and cutting power and access to drinking water for many residents. Garance landed ...

The first of this cyclone season -- which typically runs ... killing at least 120 people after tearing through the French territory of Mayotte. Dikeledi made landfall in January, claiming ...