Europe News

Clean-up ongoing in Mayotte after Cyclone Chido devastates island

Chido brought winds in excess of 220kph when it made landfall on Saturday, according to the French weather service, ripping roofs off houses in the archipelago which has a population of just over 300,000.

16 December 2024

Europe News

'Several hundred' feared dead after cyclone hit French territory

The death toll from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may be close to 1,000, the island’s top government official told the local broadcaster on Sunday.

15 December 2024

Climate

Small island states seek climate change justice at top UN court

A major case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) may pave the way for more climate change litigation and help for poorer and vulnerable states.

2 December 2024

Health news

3-year-old child dies in cholera outbreak on French island of Mayotte

A child died of the diarrhoeal disease amid an ongoing outbreak in the French territory of Mayotte.

9 May 2024

Health news

‘People are scared’ as rising cholera cases grip France’s Mayotte

Cases of the highly infectious disease cholera rose in the last week in the poorest French region located off the coast of Africa.

1 May 2024

Earth News

Protests break out over water shortages in EU’s poorest territory

Taps flow just one day out of three in this French territory.

13 November 2023