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Cyclone Chido death toll rises to 94 in Mozambique: authorities

Published: 22 Dec 2024 - 01:34 pm | Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024 - 01:37 pm
This photograph shows damaged homes in the city of Mamoudzou on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, after the cyclone Chido hit the archipelago on December 22, 2024. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)

This photograph shows damaged homes in the city of Mamoudzou on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, after the cyclone Chido hit the archipelago on December 22, 2024. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)

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Maputo: Cyclone Chido killed at least 94 people in Mozambique in its deadly rampage through the Indian Ocean last week, the country's disaster management agency said Sunday, raising a previous death toll of 76.

The cyclone, which devastated the French island territory of Mayotte before hitting the African mainland, also destroyed 110,000 homes in Mozambique, officials said.