Several hundreds, maybe thousands, may have died in Mayotte cyclone
Source: Reuters
PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Several hundred people, maybe even thousands, may have been killed by Cyclone Chido in the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, a senior local French official said on Sunday.
"I think there will certainly be several hundreds, maybe we will reach a thousand, even several thousands," prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville said on local media channel Mayotte La 1ere. Asked about the death toll of several hundred, the French interior ministry said "it will be difficult to account for all victims" and said a figure could not be determined at this stage.
Cyclone Chido swept through Mayotte overnight, Meteo-France said, bringing winds of more than 200 kph (124 mph) and damaging makeshift housing, government buildings and a hospital. It was the strongest storm in more than 90 years to hit the islands, the forecaster said.
"My thoughts are with our compatriots in Mayotte, who have gone through the most horrific few hours, and who have, for some, lost everything, lost their lives," French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cyclone-slams-into-frances-mayotte-archipelago-killing-least-11-2024-12-15/
This is between the island of Mozambique and the eastern coast of Africa.
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The horrors of our global warming and the extreme weather events are already happening.
I assume you meant to say the island of Madagascar.
