At least 14 killed as cyclone devastates France's Mayotte

AtAt least 14 people have been killed in the French overseas territory of Mayotte after Cyclone Chido swept across the Indian Ocean island on its way to east Africa, a security source told AFP Sunday, reports Yahoo! News.

French interior minister Bruno Retailleau said that it would take several days to know the full death toll, which he warned would likely be "heavy".

At least 14 people were killed in Mayotte when a fierce cyclone battered the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said Sunday, with officials warning it will take days to know the full toll.

Rescue workers and supplies are being rushed in by air and sea, but their efforts are likely to be hindered by damage to airports and electricity distribution in a territory where even clean drinking water was already subject to chronic shortages.

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