A senior official said Sunday that the death toll from cyclone Chido's passage across Mayotte would be in the hundreds, ...

Authorities in the French territory of Mayotte said on Sunday that the death toll from Cyclone Chido could rise to "several hundred" and perhaps "several thousand" after the storm swept across the ...

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

Cyclone Chido has also caused extensive damage in nearby islands Comoros and Madagascar, as well as Mozambique.