The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may run into the thousands, the island’s top government official told a local broadcaster Sunday.▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWSFrance rushed rescue teams and supplies to its largely poor overseas department in the Indian Ocean that has suffered widespread destruction.

Authorities warned it would take days to know the full death toll, as rescuers and supplies are rushed in by air and sea.