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Mayotte cyclone: health services in ruins as rescuers race to reach survivors

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Mayotte cyclone: health services in ruins as rescuers race to reach survivors



Medical supplies airlifted to French Indian Ocean territory after Cyclone Chido leaves hundreds feared deadExplainer: Everything you need to know about MayotteThe worst cyclone to hit Mayotte for 90 years has devastated the French Indian Ocean territory’s health services, leaving the hospital severely damaged as rescuers raced to find survivors and as family members searched for news of their loved ones.“The hospital has suffered major water damage and destruction, notably in the surgical, intensive care, maternity and emergency units,” the French health minister, Geneviève Darrieussecq, told France 2 on Monday, adding that “medical centres were also non-operational”. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/16/mayotte-cyclone-health-services-in-ruins-with-death-toll-feared-to-reach-thousands

Author : Rachel Savage Southern Africa correspondent and agencies

Publish date : 2024-12-16 19:45:09

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