Why in news At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte , a French territory located in the Indian Ocean , due to Cyclone Chido . Cyclone C...
Why in news
At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte, a French territory located in the Indian Ocean, due to Cyclone Chido.
Cyclone Chido
Cyclone Chido, the most severe storm in nearly a century, hit Mayotte
The cyclone brought wind gusts exceeding 225 km/h (140 mph)
After Mayotte, Chido intensified and made landfall in northern Mozambique, causing flooding and damage.
It is expected to affect Malawi and Zimbabwe as well.
Cyclone Chido is part of a series of severe storms intensified by climate change
COMMENTS