French President Emmanuel Macron has faced jeers from locals on the cyclone-battered French overseas territory of Mayotte, telling them they should be “happy to be in France, because if it wasn’t France you’d be 10,

French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is still reeling from the damage of the strongest cyclone to hit the region in nearly a century.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday, vowing to bring help to the Indian Ocean territory ravaged by Cyclone Chido.He was accompanied to Mayotte by a large delegation of officials,

French Prime Minister François Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday accompanied by a large delegation including education minister Elisabeth Borne and Manuel Valls, the new overseas territories minister.

France's new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is scheduled to visit the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, which was devastated by a cyclone, on Sunday. Economics professor Jean-Pierre Philippe at La Réunion University spoke to FRANCE 24 about the huge task ahead for the French government to rebuild Mayotte and to prevent future catastrophes by tackling the issue of undocumented migrants on the archipelago.