Cyclone Chido Strikes French Indian Ocean Territory of Mayotte

• Cyclone Chido hit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, destroying homes and causing fear of death.

• The crisis erupted the day after President Emmanuel Macron appointed Francois Bayrou as the sixth Prime Minister.

• Health services were severely damaged, with the main hospital severely damaged and health centres shut down.

• The cyclone was super-charged by warm Indian Ocean waters, causing the cyclone to be super-charged.

• Many people are trapped under rubble in inaccessible areas due to the closure of roads.

• Mayotte, France’s poorest region, is home to an estimated third of the population living in shanty towns.

• The cyclone was packing winds of at least 226 km per hour.