Reports of widespread damage are emerging from Mayotte after a 100-year cyclone ripped across the French archipelago Saturday, inflicting devastation that one resident likened to an atomic bomb, with hundreds and possibly even thousands of feared victims.

The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is "several hundred" and may run into the thousands.

Cyclone Chido has devastated Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean. The cyclone is the strongest to strike the region in nearly a century. Local authorities fear the death toll could run into hundreds or even thousands.