Macron met with anger and frustration over cyclone response during French leader's visit to Mayotte

MIRERENI, Mayotte (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is still reeling from the damage of the strongest cyclone to hit the region in nearly a century.

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France's Macron visits cyclone-devastated Mayotte as residents plead for water, food and other aid

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido's destruction and was immediately confronted with a first-hand account of devastation across the French territory.

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Mayotte families express helplessness after Cyclone Chido rips through French island territory

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) - Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France's president and another 180 tons of aid were expected to arrive.

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Authorities impose overnight curfew in cyclone-ravaged Mayotte as France rushes in aid

SAINT-DENIS, Reunion (AP) - An overnight curfew goes into force Tuesday evening as authorities try to stabilize Mayotte in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, the most intense storm to hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years.

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Hundreds dead in the French territory of Mayotte as Cyclone Chido causes devastating damage

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Hundreds have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France’s Interior Ministry said Sunday.