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  • agalega satellite image after passage of tropical cyclone chido on december 11 2024 - satellite image december 16

    Before-and-after satellite images show Agalega after Cyclone Chido’s direct hit

    ByRishav Kothari Monday, December 16, 2024Monday, December 16, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone Chido devastated the island pair of Agalega after making landfall on Thursday, December 12, 2024, as a category 4 equivalent cyclone, forcing citizens to seek shelter at the airport.

  • satellite image of tropical cyclone chido at 1215 utc on december 12 2024

    Tropical Cyclone Chido hits Agalega as the strongest in over 50 years, heads toward Mayotte and Mozambique

    ByRishav Kothari Thursday, December 12, 2024Thursday, December 12, 2024

    Tropical Cyclone Chido rapidly intensified before making landfall over the Agalega on Thursday, December 12, 2024, as the strongest cyclone to hit the island since 1983. The cyclone is now heading toward Madagascar, Mayotte, and Mozambique.

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