On the French island of Reunion, communities are coming together to help the people of cyclone devastated Mayotte. People have been donating food, water, clothes and other assistance. Some of that ...

Damaged house with a collapsed roof in Mayotte, Indian Ocean, due to Cyclone Chido on Dec. 15, 2024, image provided by French Army. AP.

Nassirou Hamidouni sheltered in his house when the cyclone hit. His neighbor was killed when his house collapsed on him and his six children. Hamidouni and others dug through the rubble to reach them.

The French state is historically less present in Mayotte's many shantytowns, built to house an estimated 100,000 undocumented migrants, mainly from Comoros and Madagascar.

People on the island of Mayotte are calling for aid after Cyclone Chido, with wind speeds of 140mph (225kmh), devastated the French Indian Ocean territory "There's nothing here on the ground - no ...

Loading pallets of water for Mayotte from Saint-Denis, La Réunion, on December 17, 2024. ADRIENNE SURPRENANT / AP "Help must arrive quickly." Speaking from Petite-Terre, the smaller island in the ...

People in Mayotte - a French island in the Indian Ocean - have been calling for aid after Cyclone Chido caused widespread devastation over the weekend. Residents have spoken of "apocalyptic scenes ...

Some of that is being collected at a community centre called Mayotte House. (AP Video by Sam Mednick) Skip to Content. Right to the point since 1998 Right to the point since 1998. Sections.