Cyclone Chido has caused widespread destruction in Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, with hundreds feared dead. The storm largely destroyed shantytowns, severing communications and leaving residents desperate for news of loved ones. Many in the Comoros, Mayotte's neighbor, are worried as they have family and friends living on the island.
After Cyclone Chido devastated Mayotte , Comoros residents mourn and search for loved ones in shantytowns feared flattened by the storm.
Chido spared the Comoros but devastated the French territory of Mayotte just 70 kilometres away, an Indian Ocean magnet for migrants from impoverished Comoros islands and elsewhere in search of a better life. Her aunt had gone to Mayotte two years ago for medical treatment and ended up staying, also bringing over her two children, she said.Migrants are estimated to make up nearly half of Mayotte’s population of around 320,000 people, according to the latest French statistics from 2017. Among them, 95 percent were Comoran.“Andhum, my big brother, has been living in Mayotte for less than a year.
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