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Mayotte: 'We've had no water for three days now'

75% of the population in Mayotte lives below the national poverty line and unemployment hovers at around one in three. The population is heavily dependent on French financial aid.

Mayotte's impoverished communities, including undocumented migrants who have travelled to the French territory in an effort to claim asylum, are thought to have been particularly hard hit due to the vulnerable nature of their housing.

Mozambique also felt the impact of cyclone Chido, with homes and other buildings destroyed there too

The UN envoy to Syria says that with the removal of the Assad regime he would now support the lifting of sanctions on Syria.

(Pic: Debris is seen in the aftermath of Cyclone Chido, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, France; Credit: Reuters)

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