The French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, will travel to Mayotte on December 29 and 30, ravaged by Cyclone Chido, we learned Thursday, December 26 from Matignon following a meeting on the situation of the ‘island.
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When traveling to Mayottethe new French Prime Minister will be accompanied by Ministers of State, Élisabeth Borne (Education) and Manuel Valls (Overseas), as well as Ministers Valérie Létard (Housing), Yannick Neuder (Health) and the Minister Delegate and former Senator by Mayotte Thani Mohamed Soilihi (Francophonie and International Partnerships).
François Bayrou held, Wednesday December 25 from Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), by videoconference with some ministers, a meeting on the situation in the archipelago, in particular on the question of reconstruction and housing. A new meeting was held on December 26 in Matignon.
The provisional human toll from Cyclone Chido stands at 39 dead and more than 4,000 injured, according to a new official count published Tuesday January 24 by the prefect of Mayotte. The most devastating cyclone that Mayotte has experienced in 90 years caused colossal damage on December 14 in the poorest department in France, where emergency services have since been hard at work to restore essential services such as water, electricity and communications networks.
A Prime Minister already at the center of several controversies
François Bayrou announced on December 17 that he would go to the island as soon as his government was formed. Appointed Prime Minister on December 13, the day before the cyclone, the new head of government sparked a lively controversy by going to the Municipal Council of Pau on December 16, the city of which he intends to remain mayor, after participating in a meeting by videoconference crisis in Mayotte.
The announcement of the composition of his government Monday December 23, declared day of national mourninghas also been criticized.
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