French President Emmanuel Macron addressed a booing crowd in Mayotte as he toured the devastation caused by Cyclone Chido.
“I had nothing to do with the cyclone,” Macron said. “You can blame me, but it wasn’t me.”
The area north of Madagascar is the poorest part of France. It suffers from extensive social and economic problems, including high rates of illegal immigration from neighboring Comoros, as well as poor housing quality and poor public services.
