French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived to the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte to survey the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Chido.

Mayotte was already struggling with overcrowding, illness and poverty before a devastating cyclone hit the French island territory at the weekend. Now the aftermath of Cyclone Chido has led to accusations that Paris has neglected its far-flung overseas territories,

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.

Mayotte, already beleaguered by poverty and overcrowding, was hit by Cyclone Chido, highlighting Paris's neglect of its overseas territories. The cyclone resulted in over 20 confirmed deaths and severe infrastructural damage.

Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s president and another 180 tons of aid

French troops continue to arrive to join the relief effort on the French Indian Ocean Islands of Mayotte which were devastated by a cyclone last weekend.

The aftermath of Cyclone Chido has led to accusations that Paris has neglected its far-flung overseas territories like Mayotte, which was already struggling with problems including poverty, leaving them with little protection when natural disasters strike.

They clustered around water taps, rare sources of electricity and each other. Four days after the strongest cyclone in nearly a century ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte off the coast of Africa,