Cyclone Chido: Macron visits Mayotte as thousand still missing after storm

Thousands are still missing after the cyclone hit the territory, with residents facing shortages of food and water.

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It's hard to exaggerate just how completely devastated the landscape is in this French Indian Ocean territory, after the storm tore through the islands on Saturday.

Rolling hills previously covered in coconut trees now look barren and black. The leaves of trees have been blown off and their trunks are horizontal.

The airport's signal tower has been mangled by the 220km winds.

Even the nearest airport hotel - a solid structure and one of the few places with working wi-fi and electricity on the island - has a badly damaged roof and broken windows.

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