Authorities in Mayotte fear hundreds and possibly thousands of people have died in Cyclone Chido, although the official death toll on Monday morning stood at 14.

The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may run into the thousands, the island’s top government official told a local broadcaster Sunday.

Mayotte in the southeastern Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa is France's poorest island and the poorest territory in the European Union.

Officials say the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean has suffered extensive damage from Cyclone Chido.

Hundreds were feared dead after Cyclon Chido rocked the French territory of Mayotte. The island witnessed the worst cyclone in 90 years

France's Interior Ministry says at least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean

Following are some facts about the French overseas territory of Mayotte, devastated by Cyclone Chido this weekend. GEOGRAPHY Mayotte is a French territory located off the southeastern shores of Africa.

Local officials in the French territory Mayotte fear as many as 1,000 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Chido hit the island off the coast of Mozambique on Saturday.

Several hundred people are feared dead on the French island of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean, after a cyclone brought wind speeds of 140mph (225kmh) The island's prefect says the number killed will reach "close to a thousand or even several thousand" The French interior minister is travelling to the island,

Emergency workers raced on Monday to restore basic services to the French overseas territory of Mayotte, where hundreds or even thousands are feared dead from the most powerful cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean island in nearly a century.