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France pledges full crisis response as Macron visits cyclone-ravaged Mayotte

French President Emmanuel Macron is greeted by officials upon his arrival in the cyclone-hit Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on 19 December, 2024. © AFP Ludovic Marin

President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mayotte on Thursday to survey the damage across France's poorest territory as rescuers continue their search for survivors of Cyclone Chido. Officials warn the death toll from the most destructive storm in living memory could reach hundreds – possibly thousands.

Macron flew into Marcel Henry airport hours after authorities in Paris declared "exceptional natural disaster" measures on the Indian Ocean archipelago.

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