Cyclone-ravaged Mayotte on red alert for new storm

Residents whose homes have been destroyed by the Chido cyclone stand in front of a damaged building in the village of Sohoa, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on January 6, 2025. [AFP]

Residents of the French territory of Mayotte braced Sunday for a storm expected to bring strong winds and flash floods less than a month after the Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by a deadly cyclone.

Mayotte was placed on red alert from 1900 GMT on Saturday in anticipation of the passage of Dikeledi, a storm forecast to skirt about 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of the territory.