Landing over Petite-Terre, Mayotte's smaller island, the level of destruction from Cyclone Chido is immediately apparent.

"It really is a war landscape. I don't recognise anything any more. There's not even a tree left, the hills, there's not a blade of grass, it's extraordinary," Mayotte resident Camille Cozon ...

The disappearance of lush forests has made slums more visible Even the oldest trees were uprooted Chido wrought desolation on Mayotte's landscape Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a ...

Community spirit - Everyone, from Mayotte locals to officials far away in Paris ... up to clear the area and return to a ...

residents were left to pick their way through a landscape in search of food. Phone and internet service remained spotty. Volunteers sort through donations for victims of cyclone Chido in Mayotte ...

Uprooted trees, gutted houses, piled-up boats, heaps of sheet metal and garbage. In just a few hours, Cyclone Chido left a ...

"It really is a war landscape. I don't recognise anything any more. There's not even a tree left, the hills, there's not a blade of grass, it's extraordinary," Mayotte resident Camille Cozon ...

"It really is a war landscape. I don't recognise anything any more. There's not even a tree left, the hills, there's not a blade of grass, it's extraordinary," Mayotte resident Camille Cozon ...

Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a cyclone devastated the Indian Ocean territory, sparking an environment and ...

Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a cyclone devastated the Indian Ocean territory, sparking an environment and biodiversity crisis that could last for a decade or more, scientists say.