People are "starting to die of thirst and hunger" on the French island territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, a senator says, after a cyclone brought wind speeds of 140mph (225kmh) Several hundred people are already feared dead - Mayotte's prefect warns the final toll could reach "close to a thousand or even several thousand"

The deadliest cyclone in 90 years devastated the French territory, with hundreds feared dead amid a massive rescue operation.