More than 321,000 people call Mayotte, which is situated in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Africa, home.
Bieuville pointed out that many of the people living in the area, which is among the poorest in France, dwell in “shantytowns” that were devastated by the storm.
Tangent Despite being approximately 5,000 miles from Paris, the island has been at the focus of a significant immigration issue.
In France because of the enormous influx of asylum applicants seeking French citizenship from the adjacent African country of Comoros.
The action sparked a legislative effort earlier this year to remove the island’s guaranteed birthright citizenship.
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