Paris/Moroni Reuters —Authorities in Mayotte were racing on Tuesday to stop hunger, disease and lawlessness from spreading in the French overseas territory after the weekend’s devastating cyclone, while Mozambique reported dozens of deaths from the storm. Hundreds or even thousands could be dead in Mayotte, which took the strongest hit from Cyclone Chido, French officials have said. The storm laid waste to large parts of the archipelago off east Africa, France’s poorest overseas territory, before striking continental Africa. People stand amid uprooted trees and debris after cyclone Chido hit Mecufi district, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, on December 16. UNICEF Mozambique via ReutersOther officials have said undocumented migrants may have been afraid to go to shelters for fear of being arrested.

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Persons: Moroni, Ambdilwahedou Soumaila, ” Soumaila, Chido, Cabo, Emmanuel Macron, Bruno Retailleau, Retailleau, ”, “, Olivier Faure, Retailleau’s, Faure, Francois Bayrou Organizations: Moroni Reuters, Cyclone Chido, Radio France, Reuters, Republicans, UNICEF, Socialist, ” Locations: Mayotte, Mozambique, Africa, Securite, France, Malawi, Cabo Delgado, Comoros, Madagascar, Mecufi, UNICEF Mozambique, Pau