Cyclone batters France’s Mayotte territory, killing at least two people

A powerful cyclone slammed into Mayotte early on Saturday, killing at least two people and causing the worst storm devastation to hit the French overseas territory for almost a century, officials said. France’s Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said the government had sent 110 civil security military officers and firefighters to its former colony, which lies between Madagascar and mainland Africa, and would send another 140 on Sunday. “The damage is