Authorities in Mayotte are warning of the spread of hunger and disease after Cyclone Chido battered the Indian Ocean archipelago, leaving hundreds, if not thousands, of people dead. Amid growing anger over France’s slow response to the crisis, French President Emmanuel Macron announced he will visit Mayotte on Thursday. Mayotte is France’s poorest overseas territory. Survivors have described “apocalyptic scenes” in which ramshackle homes were completely blown away by 140-mile-per-hour winds.

Camille Cozon Abdourazak: “It really is a war landscape. Around me, I don’t recognize anything anymore. There’s not even a tree left. On the hills, there’s not even a blade of grass. It’s impressive. … There were multi-story houses, and everything is gone.”

In Mozambique, authorities say at least 34 people were killed after Cyclone Chido made landfall Sunday.