Phone and internet service remained spotty. Among the damaged and destroyed homes in Mayotte's capital, Mamoudzou, people lined up with jugs to get water Wednesday or waited to charge their phones.

After flying over the destruction, he headed to the hospital in Mamoudzou, Mayotte's capital, to meet medical staff and patients. Wearing a traditional Mayotte scarf on his white shirt and tie ...

Residents of Mayotte have spoken of "apocalyptic scenes ... "We've had no water for three days now," said one resident of the capital city Mamoudzou. "Some of my neighbours are hungry and thirsty ...

“Chaos” is how resident Fahar Abdoulhamidi described the aftermath. In Mamoudzou, Mayotte’s capital, destruction was total: Schools, hospitals, restaurants, and government offices were in ruin ...

People on the island of Mayotte are calling for aid after Cyclone Chido, with wind speeds of 140mph (225kmh), devastated the French Indian Ocean territory "There's nothing here on the ground - no ...

with much of the focus on the precarious shantytowns around the capital, Mamoudzou, and other areas, which were largely destroyed by Chido. National TV station Mayotte la 1ère said that the southern ...

In an informal neighborhood near Mayotte’s capital, Zaharia Youssouf sat in her damaged home, remembering her last conversation with her husband, Baco Houmadi. She had sought refuge in a shelter ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to introduce new standards for the reconstruction of schools, housing and the hospital in Mayotte's capital Mamoudzou. President Emmanuel ...

Ten days after Cyclone Chido struck the French overseas territory of Mayotte, the archipelago is struggling to recover from ongoing shortages as authorities announce the closure of temporary ...