French Prez faces anger over cyclone response in Mayotte – The Tribune

French President Emmanuel Macron faced widespread frustration and anger from residents of Mayotte during his visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago, which is still reeling from the damage of the strongest cyclone to hit the region in nearly a century.

As he walked through the area, some shouted: “We want water, we want water.”

Macron got angry in turn, shouting, “You’re happy to be in France … If it wasn’t France, you’d be 10,000 times more screwed!” The French president added: “There’s no place in the Indian Ocean where people get so much help!” A woman could be heard saying “we disagree.”