It will take several days to assess the number of casualties. On Saturday, two people were confirmed dead.
Acting Minister of the Interior of France Bruno Retailleau said on Saturday that the country fears that Cyclone Chido has killed a large number of people on the French island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean.
According to early information, the shack village on the island has been completely destroyed in the storm, but the number of casualties is not yet certain.
– In order to assess the situation, we have to get to the site and familiarize ourselves with the ruins, Retailleau said.
According to the minister, it will take several days to assess the number of casualties, but the final number is feared to be “heavy”. On Saturday, two people were confirmed dead.
Mayotte, which is part of the Comoros archipelago, located between continental Africa and Madagascar, is a French overseas department and at the same time the most distant part of the EU. It is also the poorest corner of France.