Intense Tropical Cyclone Chido makes landall on Africa's east coast
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Sunday, December 15, 2024
Image: VIIRS imagery from NOAA's NOAA-21 Satellite.
On Saturday, Intense Tropical Cyclone Chido made landfall on the east coast of Africa at category 4 intensity and devastated the French island territory of Mayotte.
The storm uprooted trees and overturned boats. In some parts of the territory, entire neighbors were reportedly leveled.
Mayotte had a population of 300,000 and was the most impoverished territory in the European Union. Many of its residents resided in shacks with roofs improvised with sheet metal.
The precise number of casualties remained unknown, and the French Interior Ministry expressed worry that the death toll could grow.
Chido was the most severe tropical cyclone to strike the island in 90 years.[Source]
The neighboring island nations of Comoros and Madagascar were also affected by the storm.
Sources
edit- Shweta Sharma. "Mapped: ‘Horrific’ devastation as French island Mayotte hit by most powerful cyclone in 90 years" — The Independent, December 16, 2024
- Danny Aeberhard & Tom Bennett. "Mayotte hit by worst cyclone in 90 years" — BBC, December 15, 2024
- The Associated Press. "At least 11 dead in the French territory of Mayotte as Cyclone Chido causes devastating damage" — NPR, December 15, 2024