Mayotte: Amidst criticism, Emmanuel Macron defends the state's actions

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France has activated the European Union's civil protection mechanism to assist Mayotte, where many fear that hundreds, if not thousands of people have been killed after storm Chido devastated the island last Saturday.

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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron arrived to the Indian Ocean Archipelago of Mayotte after

00:07Cyclone Chido devastated the island over the weekend.

00:12Macron will fly over the affected area and will assess the extent of the damage.

00:17He will also visit a destroyed neighborhood and a hospital.

00:21French authorities confirmed at least 31 people were killed, but it is feared hundreds or

00:26even thousands of people died after the cyclone ripped through the island off the coast of

00:31Africa.

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