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Macron Met with Angry Crowds as He Toured Cyclone-Devastated Mayotte, Where Aid Has Been Scarce

HeadlineDec 20, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron was met with protests and booing crowds Thursday as he toured the devastating aftermath of Cyclone Chido in the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, which is a French territory. Anger is mounting over the insufficient aid delivered since the disaster. Only 31 deaths have been confirmed, but many fear the true toll could be in the thousands. Survivors say they have been left with nothing.

Nour: “Nothing. All the food we had — the rice, the meat, the sugar — it’s all gone. All the fruits, the mangoes that were left, all gone. We have nothing to eat. … I want to ask that when the help arrives, that it is shared with everybody — not only for people with identity documents; undocumented people, as well — because we’re all facing the same struggle.”

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