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Cyclone Chido devastates French territory of Mayotte

Hundreds are feared dead after Cyclone Chido battered the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Sunday, with officials warning it will take days to know the full toll. Rescue workers and supplies are being rushed in by air and sea, but their efforts are likely to be hindered by damage to airports and electricity distribution in a territory where even clean drinking water was already subject to chronic shortages.