People starting to die of thirst and hunger in cyclone-hit Mayotte, warns French senator
Rescuers are trying to reach survivors on the French island of Mayotte after the territory, off the coast of east Africa, was hit by a cyclone over the weekend. The death toll could reach "close to a thousand or even several thousand", the island's prefect, Francois-Xavier Bieuville, says.
Authorities in Mayotte fear the death toll from Category 4 Cyclone Chido could reach hundreds or even thousands.
Bruno Retailleau arrived in Mamoudzou, the capital of the French overseas territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, as ...
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