Paris, Dec 19 (Reporter) The death toll from the Chido cyclone that hit the French department of Mayotte last week has risen to 31, BFMTV has reported, citing government data. Out of more than 1,400 injured, 45 people are in need of emergency medical aid, the broadcaster added. On Sunday, Mayotte Prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville said that nearly 1,000 people could have died after Cyclone Chido hit the French archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The prefect said it was "extremely difficult" to establish an exact number of victims at the moment. On Tuesday, the local authorities introduced a curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. local time (19:00-01:00 GMT). It was the strongest storm to hit Mayotte in at least 90 years, Meteo-France has said. Mayotte lies in the southwestern Indian Ocean, off the coast of Africa. It is considered the poorest French department...////...