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Hundreds Feared Dead As Cyclone Chido Devastates Mayotte

A scene of devastation after the cyclone Chido hit France’s Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on December 18, 2024 in Combani, Mayotte. At least several hundred people are feared to have been killed after the worst cyclone in almost a century ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, uprooting trees, tearing houses apart and pounding the impoverished archipelago’s already weak infrastructure. Rescuers have been dispatched to the islands, which lie between the coast of Mozambique and Madagascar, but their efforts are likely to be hindered by damage to airports and electricity distribution in an area where clean drinking water is subject to chronic shortages. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water shortage in Mayotte

Combani hill reservoir, centre, commune of Tsingoni, Mayotte Island, on October 29, 2023. While the two hill reservoirs provide nearly 80% of the island’s water supply in normal times, the two reserves are inexorably emptied without the weak rains allowing them to fill. On October 29, 2023, only one week of operation was still possible according to SMAE, a subsidiary of Vinci that operates the network. The water towers are expected to intensify even more while the water already flows only from 16h to 10h the next day every third day in the taps. Photo by Gregoire Merot/ABACAPRESS.COM