Reports of widespread damage are emerging from Mayotte after a 100-year cyclone ripped across the French archipelago Saturday, inflicting devastation that one resident likened to an atomic bomb, with hundreds and possibly even thousands of feared victims.

Mayotte: 'Thousands' feared dead as Cyclone Chido devastates French island - Mayotte prefect says the death toll will ‘certainly be several hundreds, maybe we will reach a thousand, even several thous