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Two people were killed as a result of Hurricane Chido, which hit the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, where a state of maximum alert was declared with “massive” damage recorded.
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In Potet Terre, in the east of the archipelago, two people were killed, according to a security source.
In the neighborhood of Kawini, in the capital of the Mamoudzou archipelago, “everything was destroyed,” according to Mounira, a resident of the largest French slum.
The airport was closed until further notice, with wind gusts reaching a maximum speed of 226 kilometers per hour, according to French meteorology, and the facility suffered “major damage, especially the control tower,” of according to a posting on the X platform by the organization. Minister of Transport in the French government who resigned, François Dufret.
The post said, “Military rescue aircraft will primarily carry out airlift and ships will be involved in receiving supplies.”
The winds caused power outages, downed poles, uprooted trees, and blown off tin roofs of houses.
In the city of Ouangani, Mayor Yusuf Ambdi said he feared “the worst… We cannot go out and there is no description of what we are seeing.”
Since early morning, the authorities have issued a purple warning which means that all residents must stay in their homes and not go out, including emergency and security services and all rescue personnel.
The French Meteorological Authority predicted “very heavy rain with the risk of rain, flooding and high sea waves that could have a major impact on the coast.”
French meteorologists are expecting an improvement in the weather during the day.