Macron faces ire over cyclone response during Mayotte visit
The New Indian Express Kottayam|December 21, 2024
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.

On Friday morning, Macron visited a neighbourhood in Tsingoni on Mayotte's main island, where people remain without access to drinking water or phone service, nearly a week after the cyclone.

As he walked through the area, some shouted: 'We want water, we want water.'

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