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New French PM vows to restore power, ban shantytowns in storm-hit Mayotte

By Thomson Reuters Dec 30, 2024 | 9:59 AM

PARIS (Reuters) – New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday that power will be restored for all households on the storm-ravaged Mayotte archipelago by the end of January, while its shantytowns will not be allowed to be rebuilt.

He also said a special bill for the reconstruction of Mayotte will be presented at a cabinet meeting on January 3.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Michel Rose, editing by Ingrid Melander)