Cyclone Chido was at least the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic when it made landfall, maybe stronger.

Hundreds were feared dead after Cyclon Chido rocked the French territory of Mayotte. The island witnessed the worst cyclone in 90 years

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.