{"id":137589,"date":"2024-12-16T07:11:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T00:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137589"},"modified":"2024-12-16T07:11:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T00:11:45","slug":"hundreds-feared-dead-as-cyclone-chido-devastates-french-island-of-mayotte-extreme-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137589","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds feared dead as Cyclone Chido devastates French island of Mayotte | Extreme weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">At least several hundred people are feared to have been killed after the worst cyclone in almost a century ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, uprooting trees, tearing houses apart and pounding the impoverished archipelago\u2019s already weak infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Rescuers have been dispatched to the islands, which lie between the coast of Mozambique and Madagascar, but their efforts are likely to be hindered by damage to airports and electricity distribution in an area where clean drinking water is subject to chronic shortages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Speaking to Mayotte\u2019s la 1ere TV station on Sunday, the archipelago\u2019s prefect, Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Bieuville, said the confirmed toll of 11 dead was likely to soar over the coming days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cI think there will certainly be several hundreds, maybe we will reach a thousand, even several thousands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Bieuville said it would be very difficult to reach a final count given that most residents were Muslim and so traditionally would bury their dead within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"c11703cd-914e-4bb2-9235-9432b8ec6faa\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1fujct4\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A video grab taken from a handout of animated satellite images shows Cyclone Chido over Mayotte.<\/span> Photograph: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The mayor of Mayotte\u2019s capital of Mamoudzou, Ambdilwahedou Soumaila, had earlier told Agence France-Presse that nine people had been seriously injured when Cyclone Chido hit and were fighting for their lives in hospital, while 246 more were badly hurt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cThe hospital is hit, the schools are hit. Houses are totally devastated,\u201d he said, adding that the cyclone had \u201cspared nothing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">One local resident, Ibrahim, told AFP of \u201capocalyptic scenes\u201d as he made his way through the main island, having to clear blocked roads for himself.<\/p>\n<p><gu-island name=\"InteractiveBlockComponent\" priority=\"critical\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/uploader\/embed\/2024\/12\/mayotte-locator\/giv-4559cy2VLF6X9UvW\/&quot;,&quot;scriptUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/embed\/iframe-wrapper\/0.1\/boot.js&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Map showing Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and mainland Africa.&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;a9a6082b-6f84-4f05-aba4-f058b60506ab&quot;,&quot;isMainMedia&quot;:false}\"><\/p>\n<figure id=\"a9a6082b-6f84-4f05-aba4-f058b60506ab\" data-alt=\"Map showing Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and mainland Africa.\" data-testid=\"interactive-element-Map%20showing%20Mayotte%20in%20the%20Indian%20Ocean,%20between%20Madagascar%20and%20mainland%20Africa.\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"element element-interactive element--inline element-inline dcr-w422y2\"><a data-name=\"placeholder\" href=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/uploader\/embed\/2024\/12\/mayotte-locator\/giv-4559cy2VLF6X9UvW\/\" class=\"dcr-1eupayo\">Map showing Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and mainland Africa.<\/a><\/figure>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Mayotte\u2019s 320,000 residents had been ordered into lockdown on Saturday as Chido bore down on the islands, bringing winds of at least 226 kilometres an hour (140mph).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Aerial footage shared by French gendarmerie forces showed the wreckage of hundreds of makeshift houses strewn across the hills of one of Mayotte\u2019s islands, which have been a focal point for illegal immigration from nearby Comoros.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">France\u2019s interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, would travel to Mayotte on Monday, his office said, alongside 160 soldiers and firefighters who will join the 110 personnel already deployed to the islands.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"dd6e09b6-c975-4380-8f42-6b308df01a9c\" data-spacefinder-role=\"supporting\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-a2pvoh\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1pvqcrw\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">A still from a video released by the French gendarmerie.<\/span> Photograph: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Authorities in R\u00e9union, another French Indian Ocean territory about 1,400 kilometres away on the other side of Madagascar, said medical personnel and equipment were on the way by air and sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">A first aid plane landed in Mayotte at about 3:30pm local time on Sunday with three tonnes of medical supplies and blood for transfusions and 17 medical staff. Two military aircraft were expected to follow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">A navy patrol ship was also to depart R\u00e9union with personnel and equipment, including for the electricity supplier EDF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The prefect of R\u00e9union, Patrice Latron, said authorities aimed to establish an air and sea bridge to Mayotte. About 800 more rescuers were to be sent in the coming days and more than 80 tonnes of supplies had been flown in or were on their way by ship. Priorities included restoring electricity and access to drinking water, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Mayotte is France\u2019s poorest island and the EU\u2019s poorest territory. In some parts, entire neighbourhoods of metal shacks and huts were flattened, while residents reported many trees had been uprooted, boats flipped or sunk and the electricity supply knocked out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Chido also battered the nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar. Authorities in Comoros said 11 fishers who had gone out to sea earlier this week were missing.<br \/>The intense tropical cyclone, which made landfall in Mozambique on Sunday, could affect 2.5 million people in the north of the country as aid agencies warn of more loss of life and severe damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">A Unicef spokesperson confirmed that Cabo Delgado, Mozambique\u2019s northernmost province, which is home to about 2 million people, had been hit, and that many homes, schools and health facilities there had been partly or completely destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Cyclone season in the region runs from December to March, and parts of the south-eastern Indian Ocean and southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/africa\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Africa<\/a> have been hit by a series of strong ones in recent years. Cyclone Idai killed more than 1,300 people in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe in 2019. Cyclone Freddy left more than 1,000 dead across several countries last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">The cyclones bring the risk of flooding and landslides, but also stagnant pools of water that may later cause deadly outbreaks of cholera, dengue fever and malaria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Studies say the cyclones are getting worse because of the climate emergency. They can cause large humanitarian crises in poor countries in southern Africa, which contribute a tiny amount to global heating, underlining their call for more help from rich nations to deal with the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\"><em>Associated Press and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2024\/dec\/15\/hundreds-feared-dead-as-cyclone-chido-devastates-french-island-of-mayotte\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least several hundred people are feared to have been killed after the worst cyclone in almost a century ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=137589\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=137589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137589\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=137589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=137589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=137589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}