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Valencians struggling to recover from devastating floods
The Spanish region was badly hit by flooding in October, and the clean up is far from over.BBC News - 7h -
France's Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitals
A week after Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte, France’s poorest territory, the island remains in crisisABC News - 20h -
Cyclone’s Death Toll in Mayotte Is Still Unclear
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 ...The New York Times - 1d -
Scenes of a Cyclone’s Destruction in Mayotte, France
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.The New York Times - 1d -
France's Macron says tour of cyclone-devastated Mayotte is a day he won't forget
French President Emmanuel Macron has traveled to the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte to survey the devastation wreaked by Cyclone ChidoABC News - 2d -
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Mayotte cyclone survivors plead with visiting French president for help
"Mayotte is demolished," an airport security agent told President Emmanuel Macron as he arrived in the remote French territory five days after Cyclone Chido.CBS News - 2d -
Macron lands in cyclone-hit Mayotte bringing food and health aid
Rescuers race to find missing people and survivors in the French territory devastated by Cyclone Chido.BBC News - 2d -
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France Rushes Aid to Mayotte, ‘Devastated’ by Cyclone
Hundreds are feared dead after the storm razed entire neighborhoods in Mayotte, a series of islands off the eastern coast of Africa, before unleashing its destructive force on Mozambique.The New York Times - 3d -
Fears of Humanitarian Crisis on Mayotte After Tropical Cyclone Chido
Officials on the archipelago off the eastern coast of Africa said the number of people killed by Tropical Cyclone Chido could be much higher than the 21 now confirmed dead.The New York Times - 4d -
Authorities impose overnight curfew in cyclone-ravaged Mayotte, France rushes in aid
An overnight curfew goes into force Tuesday evening as Mayotte struggles to recover from Cyclone Chido, the strongest storm to hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 yearsABC News - 4d -
Congress expected to vote on SBA funding as hurricane victims struggle to recover
Congress is expected this week to vote on billions of dollars of aid for communities damaged by hurricanes and floods earlier this year. The Small Business Administration warned in October that the ...CBS News - 4d -
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Mayotte before and after: satellite images show destruction by Cyclone Chido
Hundreds are feared dead and schools, hospitals and office buildings are in ruins in Mamoudzou, the capital of the French territory. Satellite images have laid bare the scale of the damage to the ...The Guardian - 4d -
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Mayotte feels like nuclear war aftermath since cyclone, residents say
Rescuers search through debris after the French Indian Ocean territory was hit by the worst storm in 90 years.BBC News - 5d -
Many feared dead as cyclone hits French territory of Mayotte
Ferocious winds from storm Chido strike island after ‘incredibly high’ temperatures in Indian OceanFinancial Times - 5d -
Mayotte cyclone: health services in ruins as rescuers race to reach survivors
Medical supplies airlifted to French Indian Ocean territory after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared dead. Explainer: Everything you need to know about Mayotte . The worst cyclone to hit ...The Guardian - 5d -
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Thousands feared dead after cyclone slams into Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte
Thousands were feared dead on Monday after a Cyclone Chido tore through Mayotte, a French Indian Ocean territory, leaving swaths of the population cut off.NBC News - 5d -
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France rushes help to Mayotte, where hundreds or even thousands died in Cyclone Chido
France is using ships and military aircraft to rush rescue workers and supplies to its Indian Ocean territory of MayotteABC News - 5d -
Why was French territory of Mayotte so ill-equipped to deal with Cyclone Chido?
A brief look at the small Indian Ocean archipelago hit by what local authorities call an ‘immense catastrophe’. Winds of at least 140mph from Cyclone Chido have devastated the French overseas ...The Guardian - 5d -
Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits French territory Mayotte
Rescue workers are rushing to the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean after it was devastated by the powerful Cyclone Chido.CBS News - 5d -
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Rescuers race to reach survivors in French territory of Mayotte after cyclone
Rescuers were working quickly on Monday to reach survivors after Cyclone Chido hit the French territory of Mayotte on Saturday, causing major damage to its airport and cutting off electricity, ...Yahoo Sports - 6d -
At least 11 dead in French territory of Mayotte amid Cyclone Chido devastation
The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may run into the thousandsABC News - 6d -
Hundreds feared dead in French territory of Mayotte after cyclone hits
The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is "several hundred" and may run into the thousands.CBS News - 6d -
At Least 11 Dead in Mayotte After Tropical Cyclone Chido Strikes
The prefect of Mayotte said the death toll could climb. The storm, the equivalent of a Category 3, made landfall in Mozambique on Sunday.The New York Times - 6d -
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Hundreds feared dead as Cyclone Chido devastates French island of Mayotte
Witnesses tell of ‘apocalyptic scenes’ after worst storm to hit the Indian Ocean territory in almost a century . At least several hundred people are feared to have been killed after the worst ...The Guardian - 6d -
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Cyclone Chido hits France’s Mayotte archipelago, killing at least 11
Fears over food, water and sanitation as strongest storm in more than 90 years hits islands in Indian Ocean. At least 11 people were killed after a cyclone slammed into Mayotte, the most intense ...The Guardian - 6d -
Indian Ocean islands of Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte are bracing for Cyclone Chido
The islands of Comoros, Madagascar and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean are bracing for Cyclone Chido as it makes its way toward Africa’s east coastABC News - Dec. 13 -
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Brazil's Lula recovering after surgery to drain head hemorrhage, hospital says
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive-care unit after undergoing surgery due to an intracranial hemorrhage, hospital Sirio-Libanes said in a statementABC News - Dec. 10 -
Canada man who ‘leapt on’ polar bear that attacked wife recovers in hospital
Couple discovered animal in their driveway in northern Ontario, where climate crisis can change bear behaviour. A man who “leapt on” a polar bear to protect his wife in a northern First Nations ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
2 months on, North Carolina residents still struggling to recover from Helene
December has delivered snow and biting cold, a different type of storm from Hurricane Helene, which ravaged western North Carolina in late September. Hundreds of people whose homes were destroyed ...CBS News - Dec. 3