France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) meets with managers of the Mayotte Hospital Centre in Mamoudzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on December 19, 2024, following the cyclone Chido's passage over the archipelago. French President Emmanuel Macron on December 19, 2024, arrived in Mayotte to assess the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago, as rescuers raced to search for survivors, an AFP journalist said. Macron's plane landed at 10:10 am local time (0710 GMT) with some twenty doctors, nurses and civil security personnel on board, as well as four tonnes of food and sanitary supplies. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)