The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is 'several hundred' and may be close to 1,000, the island's top government official told the local broadcaster today.

For nearly a month the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean has been engulfed in flames. Located ...

French weather office Meteo-France recorded winds of up to 230 kilometres (143 miles) per hour in Piton Sainte-Rose on the island's eastern coast. Latron said Garance was fiercer than cyclone ...

Residents of the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion took stock of the damage Saturday after a devastating cyclone barreled through the overseas French territory, killing four people. Local people ...