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Eight hundred French troops reach Mayotte

After arriving in Mayotte, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said "days and days" would be needed to ascertain human losses.

After arriving in Mayotte, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said "days and days" would be needed to ascertain human losses. The relief operation is being co-ordinated from Reunion - another French overseas territory.

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