Mayotte is France's poorest region and is nearly 5,000 miles from Paris in the Indian Ocean - one witness said the damage wreaked by the cyclone looked like "the aftermath of a nuclear war".

Authorities in Mayotte fear the death toll from Category 4 Cyclone Chido could reach hundreds or even thousands.

A cyclone barrelling towards southeast Africa for the last four days caused widespread devastation in Mayotte after it struck ...

Reports of widespread damage are emerging from Mayotte after a 100-year cyclone ripped across the French archipelago Saturday ...

Emergency workers raced on Monday to restore basic services to the French overseas territory of Mayotte, where hundreds or ...

(Reuters) - Emergency workers raced on Monday to find survivors and restore services to the French overseas territory of ...

Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century ...

Cyclone Chido has left at least 11 people dead and caused widespread damage in the largely poor French island territory of ...

Following are some facts about the French overseas territory of Mayotte, devastated by Cyclone Chido this weekend. GEOGRAPHY ...

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Chido blew through the southeastern Indian Ocean on Friday and Saturday, also battering the nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar. It has now made landfall in Mozambique on the African mainland.