Three days after powerful Indian Ocean cyclone Chido hit Mayotte, a curfew has been imposed in the small but densely populated French island. France continues to use military aircraft to rush rescuers and supplies into the territory.
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00:00An overnight curfew has been put in place in Mayotte starting Tuesday evening in the
00:08aftermath of Cyclone Chido.
00:11Dozens have died after the worst storm in nearly a century hit the French overseas territory
00:16in the Indian Ocean.
00:19Aid efforts continue as French military aircraft continue to deliver food and water daily.
00:27An airbase on the nearby Réunion Island is being used as a staging post for emergency
00:32relief supplies.
00:34Nearly 70% of Mayotte's population has been gravely affected, with entire neighbourhoods
00:39reduced to rubble.
00:42The island's main hospital remains severely damaged, and a field hospital is expected
00:47to arrive on Thursday.
00:49French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to visit Mayotte soon and to declare a national
00:54mourning period.