Residents express doubt and frustration after Macron's visit to Mayotte: Video

French President Macron visits Warsaw
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda (not pictured), at the Presidential Palace, in Warsaw, Poland, December 12, 2024. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
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Residents of Mayotte, still reeling from Cyclone Chido, greeted French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit with mixed emotions ranging from scepticism to resignation. “If he’s just coming to see a broken village, it’s nothing,” said Mouatamou, a resident of Bouyoni in northern Mayotte, expressing doubt that the visit would result in meaningful aid. Like many locals, he holds little hope for tangible support, five days after the cyclone swept through the island.

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