Mayotte

As of Sunday afternoon, the storm was moving away from Mayotte, Météo-France reported.

In Mayotte, one of the poorest parts of France, many residents live in shanty towns.

The French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has been hit by further heavy rains, leading to flooding and mudslides, one month after Cyclone Chido devastated large parts of the islands and left dozens dead.

"Extremely heavy rains are beginning to trickle down," François-Xavier Bieuville, the prefect of Mayotte, told French news channel BFMTV.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou believes dozens of people died when Cyclone Chido hit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on 14 December, rather than thousands as some have feared.