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A classroom of the destroyed Cavani primary school in the capital Mamoudzou on December 14, 2024 after the cyclone Chido hit France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. [Photo, AFP]
Rescuers were racing against time Monday to reach survivors after a powerful cyclone hit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, laying to waste the territory's many shantytowns.
Cyclone Chido caused major damage to Mayotte's airport and cut off electricity, water and communication links when it barrelled down on France's poorest territory on Saturday.
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