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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
Thibault Marchand

Devastated Mayotte Battles To Recover From Cyclone 'Steamroller'

The cyclone left scenes of utter devastation (Credit: AFP)

The district of La Vigie on the French overseas territory of Mayotte was until last week a bustling hub of life. Now it no longer exists.

All that remains after Cyclone Chido rammed into Mayotte at the weekend, leaving devastation unprecedented in the last century in its wake, are ravaged hills, piles of tangled sheet metal and wood, and a few bare tree trunks.

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