French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday to the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte to survey the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Chido.Macron will overfly the area for an aerial appraisal of the damage before visiting the hospital.

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 cyclone was the deadliest storm to strike the territory in nearly a century.

French authorities said at least 31 people have died and more than 1,500 people were injured, more than 200 critically.