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Cyclone Damage in Mayotte Highlights Lack of Social Protections

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par Human Rights Watch

Students in the French overseas department of Mayotte are returning to school this week, a month-and-a-half after a devastating cyclone leveled homes and infrastructure on the Indian Ocean islands.Mayotte, a former French colony, was already the poorest part of France and on nearly every social indicator, one of the worst-off parts of the European Union. Reconstruction efforts now underway are an opportunity to finally address residents’ pressing needs. Many students are returning to schools that remain heavily damaged by the cyclone. French authorities have also long failed to provide…

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