Cyclone Chido, a category 4 storm

'It's as if an atomic bomb fell on Mayotte':

Widespread destruction after 100-year cyclone pummels French territory
Reports of widespread damage are emerging from Mayotte after a
100-year cyclone ripped across the French archipelago Saturday,
inflicting devastation that one resident likened to an atomic bomb,
with hundreds and possibly even thousands of feared victims.
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The cyclone ' the worst to hit the territory of just over 300,000 in
at least 90 years - flattened neighborhoods, knocked out electrical
grids, crushed hospitals and schools and damaged the airport's control
tower.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/16/africa/mayotte-cyclone-chido-intl-hnk/index.html