2 weeks Ago By France 24
Months after a crushing cyclone killed dozens in Mayotte, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday a bill to "rebuild" France's poorest department and address worsening climate risks, uncontrolled immigration, and limited vital resources. French President Emmanuel Macron announced a three-billion-euro package over six years to finance a plan to "rebuild" Mayotte , France's poorest department, which was devastated by a cyclone in December. The most destructive cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years caused colossal damage in mid-December, killing 40 people and causing 3.
5 billion euros ($4 billion) in damage. Four months after the disaster, Macron visited Mayotte to "take stock of what is being done well, what is not being done well enough", he said as he got off the plane. He was accompanied by his wife Brigitte , and the ministers of overseas territories, agriculture and health.
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