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In a country like France this is ‘unimaginable’Though 5,000 miles away from mainland France, under French law, Mayotte is as French as the suburbs of Paris. A dried up reservoir in Dzoumogne on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte on October 15, 2023. Gregoire Merot/APAs the water crisis continues, so do the health risks. ‘It’s not a normal life’A man fills a bucket with water in Dzaoudzi, on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, Nov. 7, 2023. Marion Joly/AFP/Getty ImagesMahorais continue to struggle with the financial repercussions of the dire water crisis.
Persons: Racha Mousdikoudine, , Mousdikoudine, Douainda Attoumani, “ I’m, , Cook, Olivier Brahic, Estelle Youssouffa, it’s, Marion Joly, Gregoire Merot, Soumeth Abasse, Abasse, “ We’ve, “ We’re, ” Abasse, Youssouffa, that’s, ‘ It’s, Elsa Leduc, ” Leduc, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Mayotte –, Getty, Regional Health Authority, French National Assembly, Mayotte’s, , European Commission, Prefecture, BFMTV Locations: Mayotte, Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Prefecture, France, Paris, Chafion Madi, AFP, La, Dzoumogne, M'tsamoudou, Bandrele, Dzaoudzi
When the water taps run, she says, "I have to choose between taking a shower or preserving my water supply.'' The water taps determine the rhythm of life in Mayotte, an island territory of about 350,000 people northwest of Madagascar. But even without drought, Mayotte's water system wasn’t capable of fulfilling local needs. The local water union blames the water rationing on lack of production capacity, not lack of water. But Mayotte’s water crisis underlines inequalities and often awkward relationships between the central government in Paris and former colonies that remain part of France.
Persons: , Philippe Vigier, Ben Issa Ousseni, , Cyril Castelliti Organizations: European Union, Overseas Affairs, ., Local, Mayotte 1ère, AP Locations: Mayotte, Labatoir, Madagascar, Comoros, Combani, France, Paris, ___
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