French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a day of national mourning, which will take place on Monday December 23 after Cyclone Chido devastated Mayotte causing the deaths of thousands of people.
When he arrived in Mayotte, Emmanuel Macron also declared that he wanted to “put an end” to the shanty towns and “remove the habitats which are both unworthy and dangerous” in which illegal foreigners often live.
Cyclone Chido, which struck northern Mozambique over the weekend, left at least 73 dead, according to a new report revealed Thursday by the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD) . A previous report provided by the Institute reported 45 deaths and dozens of missing people.
The storm also left more than 500 injured, while more than 180,000 people were also affected, particularly in 20 districts of Cabo Delgado, Nampula and Niassa, according to Maputo authorities. An assessment still to be refined on the ground, four days after the passage, on December 15, of Chido, which also led to the displacement of 181,554 people and the total destruction of 23,931 houses and 12,276 others partially.
As a reminder, on Wednesday, King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, following the passage of Cyclone Chido on the Mayotte archipelago.
In this message, the King said he “learned with emotion of the devastating passage of Cyclone Chido on Mayotte”.
“At this painful moment for your Nation, I send you and, through you, the French people and the bereaved families, My sincere condolences and the expression of My deep compassion”wrote the Sovereign.
