Officials have said that the death toll in Mayotte, currently at 35, could end up in the thousands. But in the capital, there were no scenes of public mourning and little talk of searches for ...

Piles of debris in Mamoudzou, the archipelago’s capital. The poverty rate in Mayotte is nearly 80 percent, five times higher than on the mainland, according to official statistics .

Reports of widespread damage are emerging from Mayotte after a 100-year cyclone ripped across the French archipelago Saturday, inflicting devastation that one resident likened to an atomic bomb ...

In Mamoudzou, almost 6,000 people are in one of the town's 27 accommodation centers, which were set up in schools, colleges, and youth centers. Water and food supplies are running out.

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks with medical staff at the intensive care unit of the Mayotte Hospital Centre in Mamoudzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, Dec. 19, 2024 ...

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — They clustered around water taps, rare sources of electricity and each other. Four days after the strongest cyclone in nearly a century ripped through the French island ...

Torn branches lie on the ground following Cyclone Chido outside Mayotte Central Hospital in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, France December 16, 2024 in this still image taken from video obtained by REUTERS ...

"Mister President, nobody feels safe here," one woman told Macron during his visit to the Mamoudzou hospital centre. "People are fighting over water," she added.

Mamoudzou (; Momojou) is the capital city of Mayotte, a French overseas region and department in the Indian Ocean. Mamoudzou is the most populated commune (municipality) of Mayotte. It is located ...