People are "starting to die of thirst and hunger" on the French island territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, a senator says, after a cyclone brought wind speeds of 140mph (225kmh).
Several hundred people are already feared dead – Mayotte’s prefect warns the final toll could reach "close to a thousand or even several thousand".
It’s the worst cyclone to hit the islands in 90 years, with waves up to eight metres high.
Mayotte is one of the poorest parts of France – with many of the 300,000 population living in shanty towns.
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