by Admin
Dec 20, 2024
President Emmanuel Macron took it upon himself to go and examine the level of damage caused by Cyclone Chido on the French-controlled territory of Mayotte.
The President landed at the Petite-Terre airport which had the evident scars of surviving the devastating Cyclone Chido, from the shattered glass to the roofless building, an epileptic electricity that fluctuates due to the damage caused on the island power plants and low access to the internet.
President Macron did not need a diviner or special spectacles to grasp the damage caused by Cyclone Chido.
While 31 people have been confirmed dead, over a thousand injured, and another thousand still missing, the Island has become a shadow of itself even though Mayotte is the poorest French-controlled territory the island was hit by a storm traveling 220km and has left destruction in its wake.
The President and entourage arrived at the Island as a beacon of hope amid the chaos with tonnes of food and other humanitarian aid he met his colonial citizens who had suffered the worst natural disasters in over 90 years.
As the president walked through the destruction left in the wake of the cyclone, the survivors whispered that the underdevelopment of the Island aided the destruction.
In its defense, the French government said the influx of undocumented migrants in the country will see a drastic increase if there is a developed Mayotte.
While on tour with French President, François-Noël Buffet, the minister responsible for overseas territories, said “Faced with this exceptional situation, exceptional resources must be deployed to quickly restore vital services and implement a sustainable reconstruction plan for Mayotte.”.
However, emergency services have been delivering food and water and clearing roads, while operations are still ongoing to find the missing.
Health workers are concerned infectious diseases could spread, as residents have reported clean drinking water shortages and shops are rationing supplies.