French Minister of the Overseas Manuel Valls, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou and French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research Elisabeth Borne meet with economic and agricultural players at the rectorat de Mayotte on December 30, 2024. The most devastating cyclone to hit Mayotte in 90 years caused colossal damage on December 14, 20274 in France's poorest department, where relief workers have struggled since then to restore essential services such as water, electricity and communications networks. Photo by David Lemor/ABACAPRESS.COM