Cyclone Chido devastates Mayotte, leaving widespread destruction and a rising death toll

The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may run into the thousands, the island’s top government official told a local broadcaster Sunday.

France rushed rescue teams and supplies to its largely poor overseas department in the Indian Ocean which has suffered widespread destruction.

“I think there are some several hundred dead, maybe we’ll get close to a thousand. Even…