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The huts were destroyed, the corrugated iron roofs flew away, electric poles fell to the ground, trees and bamboo were broken… Most of the roads are impassable, communications extremely difficult. And certainly hundreds of people lost their lives. It is a cataclysmic landscape that Mayotte, the poorest French department, offers today after the passage of Cyclone Chido. Mayotte MP Estelle Youssouffa (Liot) called on the State to declare a state of emergency to “protect people and property”.
Located in the Indian Ocean, Mayotte is accustomed to cyclones, but the one that hit the island in recent hours was exceptionally powerful. The cyclone alert was lowered from red to orange late Sunday afternoon. Continuing its course, Cyclone Chido hit northern Mozambique on Sunday morning. Only minor damage was recorded in the neighboring Comoros islands, with no deaths.
This photo provided Sunday, December 15, 2024 by the French army shows soldiers removing fallen trees in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused widespread damage and reports of several deaths.
Soldier examining the damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the passage of Cyclone Chido.
Soldiers are patrolling the territory of Mayotte to secure property and people there.
This landscape. of desolation shows how the slums of Mayotte were unable to resist the violence of Cyclone Chido.
The solid buildings also had difficulty withstanding the cyclone which tore off the roofs and windows of many buildings in Mayotte.
Residents can only see the damage after the passage of Cyclone Chido which completely destroyed their homes.
A photo taken on December 15, 2024 shows the inter-island barge “Karihani” stranded among debris in Mamoudzou after Cyclone Chido hit the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean
Source: www.20minutes.fr
