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Thousands feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits French overseas territory Mayotte

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Chido hit Mayotte in the Indian Ocean on Saturday as an intense tropical cyclone — the equivalent of a category-4 hurricane.

It is the worst storm to hit the region in nearly a century .

Officials in Mayotte said they feared hundreds of people had been killed by the storm.

Mayotte is home to around 300,000 people and is the poorest of any European Union territory.

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