Trees blowing in storm winds in the French overseas territory of Mayotte. At least 14 people were killed and more than 200 injured after tropical cyclone Chido battered the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on 14 December, authorities said. EPA-EFE/ETAT-MAJOR DES ARMEE HANDOUT 
The small French island of Mayotte bore the brunt of the storm, and hundreds or even thousands are believed to have been killed there before it moved on to hit Mozambique on the eastern coast of southern Africa.
"As of 17 December 2024, a total of 174,158 people were estimated to be impacted, with 34 people dead and 319 injured," OCHA said in a statement, citing Mozambique's institute for natural disasters.
(Writing by Nellie Peyton and Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Alexander Winning)