Cyclone Chido rips through Mayotte as it barrels toward eastern Africa

This image taken and released on Dec. 14, 2024, by the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University shows Tropical Cyclone Chido over Mayotte, center, west of Madagascar and east of Mozambique.

The French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean suffered extensive damage from Tropical Cyclone Chido, officials said Saturday, as the storm roared toward the east coast of the African continent.