The Comoros marks 50 years of independence from France on Sunday but an ongoing territorial dispute over the island of ...

France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Monday after the island group was battered by its worst cyclone in a century.

A visit to the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, which were struck by Cyclone Chido last weekend, reveals the devastating toll of the storm on an impoverished territory that belongs to France.

France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds are feared dead from Cyclone Chido. December 16, 2024 4:56 AM ET. By . The Associated Press This photo provided Dec.15, 2024 by the Civil Security ...

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — France used ships and military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies to Mayotte on Monday after ...

France's battered Mayotte islands hit by a new tropical storm just weeks after a devastating cyclone. Broken cars are seen in Barakani, Mayotte, France on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024.

Authorities in Mayotte were ramping up relief operations, with 120 metric tons of food due to be distributed on Wednesday. Supplies have been arriving via an air bridge from France’s other ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — France was rushing help by ship and military aircraft to its poor overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Monday after the island was shattered by its ...

A photo taken on December 15, 2024 shows torn-off roofs of residential buildings after the cyclone Chido hit France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. Kwezi/AFP/Getty Images. CNN — ...

Mayotte in the southeastern Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa is France’s poorest island and the poorest territory in the European Union. Dec. 15, 2024 Many of the victims are believed to be ...

France colonised Mayotte in 1843 and annexed the whole archipelago, including Comoros, in 1904. In a 1974 referendum, 95% backed separation but 63% on Mayotte voted to stay French.

Mayotte, France’s poorest overseas territory, is home to large numbers of undocumented migrants whose shanty towns were flattened by the storm, and many areas remain inaccessible, ...