France, April 21 -- President Emmanuel Macron returned Monday to the French overseas territory of Mayotte, four months after it was devastated by cyclone Chido, to assess the reconstruction of the archipelago. It's the first stop in a five-day tour of the Indian Ocean.

Macron has returned to Mayotte four months after cyclone Chido killed 40 people and caused €3.5 billion in damage.

Water, electricity and telecommunications networks have since been restored but local residents are still waiting for major reconstruction projects to begin.

"I want to pay tribute to the resiliance of the Mahoran people," the French president said Monday on his arrival in the capital Mamoudzou.

"We responded to the immediate emergency. Now I'm here t...