The swirling wind and rain hit an area where a yearslong insurgency had already forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.

Aerial footage shows the devastating aftermath of Cyclone Chido as thousands of people are feared dead. Cyclone Chido swept through the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Saturday (14 December).

Chido was the most intense tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in the French territory of Mayotte, an archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean.

Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s president and another 180 tons of aid

By Tassilo Hummel PAMANDZI, Mayotte (Reuters) -Authorities in Mayotte struggled on Tuesday to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness from spreading in the French overseas territory after the weekend's devastating cyclone,

The Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte is reeling from Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French territory in 90 years, according to officials.

Thousands of people are waiting for aid and supplies after Cyclone Chido devastated the island of Mayotte, a French Indian Ocean territory. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said the death toll is still unknown but could be upwards of thousands.

Four days after the strongest cyclone in nearly a century ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte off the coast of Africa, survivors recalled the horror of a storm

Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s president and another 180 tons of aid were expected to arrive.