French president Emmanuel Macron will travel to Mayotte after Cyclone Chido tore through the island with ferocious force, leaving potentially hundreds, if not thousands, dead, as survivors likened the aftermath to a nuclear war.
The cyclone, likely intensified by the climate crisis, hit the French territory late last week. The island bore the full force of the storm, one of the most powerful to ever hit the French overseas territory, as it brought winds exceeding 200kmph (124mph), ripping apart homes, flattening entire neighbourhoods, and severing power and communication lines.
