French Territory Of Mayotte Devastated By Cyclone Chido

The death toll sits at 14, but officials say they fear hundreds, if not thousands of lives may have been lost.

The remote French territory of Mayotte was devastated by Cyclone Chido.

The cyclone ripped through the region on Saturday as a Category 4 storm with winds over 135-miles-per-hour.

Chido flattened neighborhoods, knocked out electric grids, crushed hospitals and schools and damaged an airport’s control tower.

The death toll sits at 14, but officials say they fear hundreds, if not thousands of lives may have been lost during the catastrophic tragedy.

Rescue workers, soldiers, medical personnel and supplies have been sent from the nearby French territory of Reunion to assist.