Cyclone Chido: Tens of thousands without water in Mayotte

Rescuers race to find missing people and survivors in the French territory devastated by Cyclone Chido.

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Preliminary figures from France's interior ministry report 22 people have died, but Mayotte's prefect has warned the toll could rise to thousands.

Health workers are concerned infectious diseases could spread, as residents have reported clean drinking water shortages and shops are rationing supplies. More aid is due to arrive on Wednesday.

Islanders spent a first night under curfew between 22:00 local time on Tuesday and 04:00 on Wednesday (19:00 and 01:00 GMT) as part of measures to prevent looting.

"Everyone is rushing to the stores for water. There is a general shortage," Ali Ahmidi Youssouf, 39, told AFP on Wednesday while walking with a few bottles in his hand in the community of Pamandzi off the archipelago's main island.

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