A cyclone barrelling towards southeast Africa for the last four days caused widespread devastation in Mayotte after it struck the French oversea region as the most powerful storm in 90 years.
Of the estimated 20,000 inhabitants of Kawéni, in the French overseas department of Mayotte, only 5,000 reportedly reached shelters before cyclone Chido swept through the area.
France mobilized emergency aid on Monday, deploying ships and military aircraft to assist Mayotte, its overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, after the island was devastated by its most severe ...
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