Mapped: ‘Horrific’ devastation as French island Mayotte hit by most powerful cyclone in 90 years - Hundreds – if not thousands – are feared dead in Indian Ocean territory

Several hundred people are feared dead on the French island of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean, after a cyclone brought wind speeds of 140mph (225kmh) The island's prefect says the number killed will reach "close to a thousand or even several thousand"

A senior official said Sunday that the death toll from cyclone Chido’s passage across Mayotte would be in the hundreds, perhaps even thousands, as France rushed in rescue workers and supplies. Their efforts will likely be hindered by the damage to airports and electricity distribution in the French Indian Ocean territory.