Rescue operations are still underway in Mayotte, where thousands are feared to have died following the passage of cyclone Chido. The country's main hospital, which was also hit by the storm, stuggles to treat all incoming patients and doctors there, warn the worst is yet to come. Laurent Berstecher has more.

France24

France

Cyclone Chido: 'Tens of thousands' may be dead, Mayotte hospital worker says

At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall. Nearby, hundreds or even thousands could be dead in the French overseas territory of Mayotte.

Ad Fontes Media

All Sides

Media Bias/Fact Check

CBC News

Government of Canada

Canada

35,000 Mozambican homes destroyed, thousands feared dead in Mayotte, following Cyclone Chido

France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Monday after the island group was battered by its worst cyclone in a century.

New York Post

Murdoch family

New York

United States

France rushes aid to Mayotte where hundreds — possibly thousands — are feared dead following worst cyclone in nearly a century

PARIS - Tens of thousands of people could have died in Mayotte after a devastating cyclone and doctors are also bracing for a surge in disease, a dental surgeon at the islands' only hospital said on Tuesday.

The Straits Times

Singapore Press Holdings

Singapore

‘Tens of thousands’ may be dead, Mayotte hospital worker says

Government of France

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees describes a nightmare scenario. There are 190,000 displaced people. In the Mayotte archipelago, the poorest overseas territory in France, the wind even blew 260 kilometers per hour.

O Alto Comissariado das Nações Unidas para os Refugiados descreve um cenário de pesadelo. Há 190 mil deslocados. No arquipélago de Mayotte, o território ultramarino mais pobre de França, o vento chegou a soprar 260 quilómetros por hora.

Ciclone Chido: autoridades admitem centenas ou até milhares de mortos em Moçambique

SIC Notícias

Impresa

Cyclone Chido: authorities admit hundreds or even thousands of dead in Mozambique

PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people could have died in Mayotte after a devastating cyclone and doctors are also bracing for a surge in disease, a dental surgeon at the islands' only hospital said on Tuesday.

Daily Maverick

South Africa

A nurse in the operating room in Mamoudzou, on the island of Mayotte, Paimpolaise Charlélie Kersual is witnessing the influx of injured people on the front line. And fears future health damage.

Infirmière au bloc opératoire de Mamoudzou, sur l’île de Mayotte, la Paimpolaise Charlélie Kersual assiste en première ligne à l’afflux de blessés. Et craint les dommages sanitaires à venir.

« Même à l’hôpital, les réserves s’épuisent » : une infirmière bretonne raconte le quotidien à Mayotte auprès des blessés

Le Télégramme

“Even in the hospital, supplies are running out”: a Breton nurse tells the injured about daily life in Mayotte

At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall there on Sunday, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said on Tuesday, citing figures from the southern African country’s disaster agency. “As of Dec.17, 2024, a total of 174,158 people were estimated to be impacted, with 34 people dead and 319 injured,” OCHA said in a statement. Mozambique’s National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management (INGD) called the s…

World ABC News

Rescuers race to find missing people and survivors in the French territory devastated by Cyclone Chido. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89x0j1le4lo Author : Publish date : 2024-12-18 13:18:05 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

EURO-NEWS

Tens of thousands without water in Mayotte as curfew brought in – EUROP INFO

This photo provided Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 by the Gendarmerie Nationale shows Gendarmes clearing a road, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 in Mayotte as France rushed rescue teams and supplies to its largely poor overseas department in the Indian Ocean that has suffered widespread destruction. (Gendarmerie Nationale via AP) Debris are seen in a street of Mamoudzou, in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, Monday, Dec.16, 2024 and France uses ships an…

Cyclone Chido: 'Tens of thousands' may be dead, Mayotte hospital worker says

Coverage Details

Give the gift of Perspective

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics