In December 2024, Cyclone Chido hit Comoros and destroyed homes and crops on the islands of Anjouan and Mohéli, leaving many without food and shelter and endangering livelihoods. As a member of the ...

The number of cyclones that hit Mozambique "has been increasing over the last decade", as has the intensity of the winds, warns the State of the Climate in Mozambique 2024 report by the Mozambican ...

Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) says it will not conduct a post disaster needs assessment to establish the ...

Cyclone Chido was the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in at least 90 years. When the cyclone slammed into the French overseas department in December, it packed winds of more than 200km per hour ...

The first of this cyclone season -- which typically runs from November to after April -- was Chido which struck in mid-December, killing at least 120 people after tearing through the French territory ...

Hundreds of thousands were displaced by climate disasters in 2024, according to the UN, underscoring the growing need for worldwide early warning systems to protect vulnerable communities.

According to the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) in Mozambique, the cyclone killed six people, injured 20 and displaced 9,525 in the provinces of Nampula and Niasa ...

An Islamist insurgency in Cabo Delgado Province has claimed the lives of over 5,000 people, with many more forced to flee ...

caused billions in damage in 2024 Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits Mayotte in Southeast Africa Albanese said the storm's impact "will be serious and will intensify" throughout the ...