Cyclone Chido batters French island territory, 2 dead amid destruction
Cyclone Chido obliterated shantytowns on the French island territory of Mayotte on Saturday, with French ministers fearing a “heavy” death toll from the destruction, which has already claimed two lives. Acting Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said the storm had left a “dramatic” trail of destruction on the impoverished islands, warning that the territory’s numerous shantytowns…