after the passage of cyclone Chido in Mayotte, at least fourteen dead and neighborhoods razed – Libération

The Indian Ocean archipelago was hit this Saturday, December 14 by a particularly violent cyclone which left at least 14 dead. Contacted by “Libération”, residents describe a completely destroyed territory.

In the images filmed from their windows by residents, we see the wind sweeping through Mayotte. This Saturday, December 14, nothing seems strong enough to withstand the gusts caused by the passage of Cyclone Chido. Under the blast, the trees bend, the electrical poles struggle to stand upright, the tin roofs fly away as if they were made of paper. “It’s a disaster. Part of Mamoudzou [la préfecture du département, ndlr] was scratched by the cyclone. Buildings of the city’s main hospital are gutted.tells Liberation Ibrahim (1), employee at the Mayotte hospital center.

This intense tropical cyclone, with winds of more than 220 km/h, is “the most violent and destructive” that the territory has known for ninety years, according to the prefect of the poorest department in France, François-Xavier Bieuville. The eye of the cyclone swept north of Mayotte early in the morning and was located west of the Indian Ocean archipelago by early afternoon, according to satellite images.

“It was really