Mayotte toll still unknown as French territory reels from Chido devastation

The number of victims remains unclear several days since cyclone made landfall, and authorities fear hundreds or more could have been killed.

I cannot give a death toll because I don't know. I fear the toll will be too heavy, acting Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau told BFMTV on Wednesday.

Some of the victims are believed to have been buried before their deaths were included in official tolls, and authorities are still unable to reach some areas to bury the bodies.

Many of the migrants are believed to be among the victims because some were living in unsafe conditions in shantytowns, which were devastated by winds reaching speeds of 200km/h (124mph).

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