Mayotte Cyclone Kills Several Hundred, Maybe Thousands, in Worst Storm in Century

Mayotte Cyclone Kills Several Hundred, Maybe Thousands, in Worst Storm in Century
Damaged houses remain and debris lies on the ground after Cyclone Chido swept through Mayotte, France, in this screenshot taken from a handout video obtained by Reuters on Dec. 15, 2024. French Civil Security/Handout via Reuters
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PARIS/MORONI—Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, 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.