Cyclone-battered Mayotte to be put on red alert

FILE PHOTO: A man cleans the debris around the destroyed houses in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, France December 20, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - Authorities will put the French overseas territory of Mayotte on red alert late on Saturday, Overseas Minister Manuel Valls said, as a tropical storm nears the Indian Ocean archipelago that was devastated by a cyclone last month.

A red alert asks residents to stay in a solid dwelling and cut off the power supply.