It’s as if an atomic bomb fell on Mayotte.”Mayotte lies in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa, just west of Madagascar. The "Karihani" inter-island barge lies stranded among debris in Mamoudzou after cyclone Chido hit Mayotte, on December 15, 2024. About two thirds of the island is currently unreachable, Estelle Youssouffa, member of parliament for the first constituency of Mayotte told BMFTV. Over 100,000 undocumented migrants live in Mayotte, according to France’s Interior Ministry. Cyclone season in the southwest Indian Ocean typically runs from mid-November to the end of April, according to France’s weather agency.

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