The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido could be "several hundred" and may be close to 1,000, the island's top government official told the local broadcaster on Sunday.

For the time being, Mozambique remains the country with the heaviest death toll from Chido. Seven days after the cyclone hit Mayotte, 35 people were reported dead and some 2,500 injured on that ...