Emmanuel Macron to visit Mayotte in the coming days in Cyclone Chido aftermath

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French President Emmanuel Macron says he will visit Mayotte in the coming days in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido that has ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory, causing major damage in its path, with hundreds feared dead.

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00:00A military aircraft has left the French island of Reunion to deliver tons of crucial aid

00:06to victims of Cyclone Chido in nearby Mayotte.

00:10Paris is ramping up its efforts to help the Indian Ocean island after it was hit by the

00:14worst storm in 90 years.

00:17Chido left little without damage, as it plowed through the densely populated archipelago

00:22of about 300,000 people on Saturday.

00:26Roofs were ripped off of homes, roads were destroyed, and electric and teleconvoys sustained

00:30heavy damage.

00:32Hundreds are already feared dead, and more than a thousand are still missing.

00:36The official death toll currently stands at 14.

00:40Rescue operations are still ongoing, with some 800 first responders expected to arrive

00:45within days to intensify the efforts.

00:48French President Emmanuel Macron is set to visit the island in the coming days to offer

00:52his support to the French overseas department.

00:55In an emergency meeting, Macron said he will ensure all emergency measures are mobilized

01:00to help the inhabitants of Mayotte.

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