The storm brought winds in excess of 220 kilometres per hour according to the French weather service, ripping metal roofs off houses in Mayotte, which has a population of just over 300,000
This handout photograph taken and released by the General Direction of civil aviation on Dec. 14 shows damage in the control tower at the airport in Pamandzi, Mayotte.The French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean has suffered extensive damage from Cyclone Chido, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of Africa.
Mayotte is still under red alert for the ordinary population and people were asked to “remain confined in a solid shelter,” Bieuville said. Only emergency and security services were allowed to go out. Retailleau said 110 rescuers and firefighters sent to Mayotte from France and the nearby territory of Reunion have been deployed and an additional reinforcement of 140 people will be sent on Sunday. French President Emmanuel Macron said he was closely monitoring the situation in Mayotte.The nation of Comoros, a group of islands north of Mayotte, also was being battered by Chido and the highest red alert had been announced in some areas.
And further inland, landlocked Malawi and Zimbabwe were also preparing. Malawi’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs said it was expecting flooding in some parts and urgently advised some people to move to higher ground. In Zimbabwe, authorities said some people should prepare for evacuation.
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