France's President Emmanuel Macron (C-L) speaks with locals as he arrives at the Mayotte Hospital Centre in Mamoudzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on December 19, 2024, following the cyclone Chido's passage over the archipelago. French President Emmanuel Macron on December 19, 2024, arrived in Mayotte to assess the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago, as rescuers raced to search for survivors, an AFP journalist said. Macron's plane landed at 10:10 am local time (0710 GMT) with some twenty doctors, nurses and civil security personnel on board, as well as four tonnes of food and sanitary supplies. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Mayotte as the French Indian Ocean territory continues to reel from the devastation of Cyclone Chido.
Macron who landed in Mayotte today morning, said he brought four tonnes of food and health cargo with him.
At least 31 people are reported by French officials to have died, while thousands are still missing after the cyclone tore through the small islands on Saturday.
A state of exceptional natural disaster has been declared in Mayotte.
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