How ramshackle housing made Mayotte vulnerable to cyclone assault
Wednesday, 18 December 2024 () Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2024
The dismal quality of housing across Mayotte has compounded the devastating impact of Cyclone Chido on the poverty-stricken French Indian Ocean territory where hundreds, or maybe thousands, are feared dead. Before the storm hit, around a third of the island's population was living in iron-sheeted huts that never stood a chance against the powerful cyclone. By the time it was gone, all of
Wednesday, 18 December 2024 ()
Paris (AFP) Dec 17, 2024