Emanuel Macron has visited France’s Indian Ocean department devastated last weekend’s storm but for some residents promises of support from Paris ring hollow

Locals and experts say France has not done enough to protect residents of its Mayotte from extreme weather, like the cyclone Chido

Hundreds are feared dead after the storm razed entire neighborhoods in Mayotte, a series of islands off the eastern coast of Africa, before unleashing its destructive force on Mozambique.

An overnight curfew goes into force Tuesday evening as Mayotte struggles to recover from Cyclone Chido, the strongest storm to hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years

Cyclone Chido brought widespread devastation to the French territory of Mayotte, where hundreds are feared dead.

Residents of the capital Mamoudzou whose houses survived the storm hammered metal sheets to cover damaged roofs. Thousands of flimsier huts across the city's shantytowns were razed entirely, leaving fields of dirt and debris.

French officials described the landscape in the French overseas department of Mayotte as “apocalyptic” after a cyclone devastated the island.

Thousands of people are waiting for aid and supplies after Cyclone Chido devastated the island of Mayotte, a French Indian Ocean territory. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said the death toll is still unknown but could be upwards of thousands.