Authorities in Mayotte, France's poorest territory, said many avoided emergency shelters out of fear of deportation, leaving ...

However, it is France’s poorest region, and an estimated third of the population live in shanty towns. The cyclone has also impacted surrounding nations in southeastern Africa, bringing heavy ...

France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte, over a ...

Flags flew at half-mast and the national observed a minute's silence in public offices across France and its overseas territories on Monday for the victims of Cyclone Chido, the most devastating ...

France's new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will visit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, which was devastated by a cyclone, on Sunday and Monday, his office said.

France used ships and military aircraft to rush teams and supplies to the devastated region to provide aid in the wake of the cyclone, but the damage has been compounded by years of poverty that ...

"Our hearts go out to France following the devastating passage of cyclone Chido through Mayotte," she posted on X. "We are ready to provide support in the days to come." It would be "very ...

France is rushing rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte after the island group off Africa was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century MAMOUDZOU ...

A photo provided by NGO Medecins du Monde shows a devastated hill on the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after Cyclone Chido caused extensive damage with reports of several ...

Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s ...

Bayrou faced intense criticism for attending a town hall meeting in his home city of Pau while Mayotte dealt with the immediate aftermath of the cyclone. His office announced late Thursday that he ...