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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gerald Imray

France's battered Mayotte islands hit by a new tropical storm just weeks after a devastating cyclone

Mayotte Cyclone Chido - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The French territory of Mayotte was battered by a new tropical storm Sunday, just weeks after the worst cyclone to hit the islands in nearly a century laid waste to entire neighborhoods and villages and forced a huge recovery effort by authorities.

Mayotte's people were ordered to stay indoors or find a solid shelter if they didn't have one, and store food and water, as Tropical Storm Dikeledi brought heavy rains and strong winds to once again pound France's poorest department.

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