French President Emmanuel Macron landed in the storm-ravaged islands of Mayotte on Thursday, as heavy rains piled more misery on an estimated 100,000 people left homeless by Cyclone Chido. Thousands are feared dead,

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the French territory of Mayotte on Thursday to assess damage from the most powerful storm to hit the area in nearly a century.

Authorities in the French overseas territory of Mayotte could still confirm only 31 deaths on Wednesday from Cyclone Chido, more than four days after it swept through the Indian Ocean archipelago, causing mayhem and killing possibly thousands.