The cyclone struck Mayotte with winds reaching 140 mph and has caused unprecedented destruction, with fears that many more lives have been lost in the aftermath.
Authorities are struggling to assess the full scale of Cyclone Chido's devastation as reports from Mayotte indicated thousands may have perished in areas hardest hit by the storm.
The already fragile situation in southern Africa, strained by drought, has been exacerbated by the cyclone, as 24,000 homes were destroyed and critical infrastructure damaged.
In Mayotte, the health disaster is compounding as the local hospital is out of service and a field hospital will be established next week for the injured.
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