Cyclone Chido devastated Mayotte: Thousands of victims feared!

Cyclone Chido devastated Mayotte: Thousands of victims feared!

texts that do not make it right and voices that cannot be heard elsewhere - that is our committed journalism. Last weekend, the devastating cyclone "Chido" hit the Mayotte archipelago in the Indian Ocean with brutality. With wind speeds of over 220 km/h, the storm left a swath of destruction and destroyed numerous residential buildings and infrastructures. As the taz , the authorities fear several hundred to possibly thousand dead. "I think there are certainly several hundreds," said the local prefect François-Xavier Bieuville.

rescue measures and health care

The search for survivors is still in full swing. Colonel Alexandre Jouassard from the Interministerial Crisis Center emphasized that there was still hope to find living people. "The coming hours are very important," said Jouassard. However, the rescue measures are challenging. Many areas are inaccessible to the helpers, which complicates the Situation, as Krone . Health care is also severely impaired. The French Minister of Health Geneviève DarrieusSecq explained that the situation in hospitals was catastrophic and the risk of transferable diseases increases due to dirty water and spoiled foods.

After the encounter with Mayotte, the cyclone continued and reached the African mainland, where it caused damage in the province of Cabo Delgado in Mozambique. Wind speeds of up to 240 km/h were measured here. The region is severely affected and the extent of the destruction is currently still evaluated. France's President Emmanuel Macron has convened an urgency session to discuss the situation in Mayotte and the other measures.