A cyclone barrelling towards southeast Africa for the last four days caused widespread devastation in Mayotte after it struck the French oversea region as the most powerful storm in 90 years. Cyclone Chido made landfall on Saturday night with winds reaching over 200kph,

Local officials fear that the death toll could be in the hundreds or even thousands, with at least 11 confirmed deaths so far

The prefect of Mayotte said the death toll could climb. The storm, the equivalent of a Category 3, made landfall in Mozambique on Sunday.