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December 18, 2024

Macron to Visit Cyclone-Ravaged Mayotte Amid Anger over Slow Response to Crisis
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Authorities in Mayotte are warning of the spread of hunger and disease
after Cyclone Chido battered the Indian Ocean archipelago, leaving
hundreds, if not thousands, of people dead. Amid growing anger over
France's slow response to the crisis, French President Emmanuel Macron
announced he will visit Mayotte on Thursday. Mayotte is France's poorest
overseas territory. Survivors have described "apocalyptic scenes" in
which ramshackle homes were completely blown away by 140-mile-per-hour
winds.

Camille Cozon Abdourazak: "It really is a war landscape. Around me, I
don't recognize anything anymore. There's not even a tree left. On the
hills, there's not even a blade of grass. It's impressive. … There were
multi-story houses, and everything is gone."

In Mozambique, authorities say at least 34 people were killed after
Cyclone Chido made landfall Sunday.


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