(19 Dec 2024)
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Mamoudzou, Mayotte – 19 December 2024
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3. Woman drags a water container
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5. Various of a woman filling containers
6. Various of motorists queuing to buy fuel
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8. Various of limited stocks, bare shelves in a supermarket
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10. Various of supermarket shelves
STORYLINE:
Cyclone Chido survivors in the French territory of Mayotte are struggling to get food and water.
At least 31 people have died and more than 2,000 people were injured, more than 200 critically, French authorities said. But it’s feared hundreds or even thousands of people have been killed.
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived shortly after The Associated Press and other journalists from outside were able to reach Mayotte to provide accounts from survivors of the horror over the weekend when winds howled above 220 kph (136 mph) and peeled the roofs and walls from homes that collapsed around the people inside.
Macron sought to reassure people that tons of food, medical aid and additional rescuers had arrived with him and more help was on its way in the form of water, doctors and a field hospital to be set up Friday. A navy ship brought 180 tons of aid and equipment, the French military said.
Macron said about 50% of the electricity network and water system would be repaired by Friday but it could take several weeks to reach more remote areas.
Residents have expressed anguish at not knowing if loved ones were dead or missing, partly because of the hasty burials required under Muslim practice to lay the dead to rest within 24 hours.
Macron acknowledged that many who died haven’t been reported. He said phone services will be repaired “in the coming days” so that people can report their missing loved ones.
AP video by Sam Mednick
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