French military says it is sending four to five planes a day to the island territory with up to 50 tons of assistance, including food, water and medicine
A devastated part of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, is seen after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century.French authorities on Tuesday announced an overnight curfew in Mayotte as they sought to stabilize the island territory in the aftermath ofThe French military said it is sending four to five planes a day with up to 50 tons of assistance, including food, water and medicine.
French President Emmanuel Macron said he will be travelling to Mayotte soon. “Our compatriots are living through the worst just a few thousand kilometres away, and I will be by their side in a few hours in Mayotte.” “We don’t have electricity. When night falls, there are people who take advantage of that situation,” Soumaila said.
Youssouffa shared a harrowing account from an imam she spoke to on Monday, who reported burying more than 30 people in a single day in La Vigie, a makeshift settlement.Soumaila, Mamoudzou’s mayor, said he planned to visit areas hit hardest by the cyclone on Tuesday, where survivors are still reeling from the destruction. Nearly 70% of Mayotte’s population has been impacted, with entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble.
Cyclone Chido is the deadliest storm to strike the territory in nearly a century, underscoring the vulnerability of the island’s impoverished population. Bayrou also announced a call for innovative housing projects, seeking designs for “easy-to-assemble” and “affordable” structures to aid in reconstruction.
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