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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Jessica Phelan with RFI

Crippling drought forces drastic water cuts in French territory Mayotte

A man fills jerrycans with water near the Talus 2 district of Koungou on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, on 23 May 2023. © PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP

Months into a severe drought, authorities in the French overseas department of Mayotte have ordered taps shut off two days out of three. The island archipelago in the Indian Ocean is experiencing its worst dry spell in nearly 30 years.

Starting 4 September, Mayotte's water supply will be cut off for 48 hours out of every 72, leaving residents with just 24 hours to use their taps every three days.

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