Hundreds feared dead in Mayotte after cyclone
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Hundreds feared dead in Mayotte after cyclone
Reuters
Published Dec 16, 2024 07:28 AM PHT
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Updated Dec 16, 2024 07:49 AM PHT
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Footage released on Sunday (December 15) showed several homes and trees destroyed on the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido swept through the region.
Footage released on Sunday (December 15) showed several homes and trees destroyed on the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido swept through the region.
Several hundred people, maybe even thousands, may have been killed by the storm, a top local official said via the media channel Mayotte La 1ere.
Several hundred people, maybe even thousands, may have been killed by the storm, a top local official said via the media channel Mayotte La 1ere.
Rescue personnel were dispatched to help pick up debris from homes and trees that now littered the roads.
Rescue personnel were dispatched to help pick up debris from homes and trees that now littered the roads.
Asked about the death toll of several hundreds in Mayotte, the French interior ministry said "It will be difficult to account for all victims" and said figure could not be determined at this stage.
Asked about the death toll of several hundreds in Mayotte, the French interior ministry said "It will be difficult to account for all victims" and said figure could not be determined at this stage.
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