Days after the cyclone hit, Mayotte's prefect, François-Xavier Bieuville, had cautioned that fatalities might number "several hundred or even a few thousand." Bayrou's visit follows French President Emmanuel Macron's trip to the area. Some residents have accused the French government of neglecting Mayotte for a long time.

Arriving in the French overseas department, which suffered the ravages of Cyclone Chido, the most devastating disaster to hit the Indian Ocean island in 90 years, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou announced both short- and long-term plans for Mayotte.

France is in a constitutional crisis, in economically difficult circumstances (it suffered another debt downgrade this weekend).

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday, vowing to bring help to the Indian Ocean territory ravaged by Cyclone Chido.He was accompanied to Mayotte by a large delegation of officials,

French Prime Minister François Bayrou arrived in Mayotte on Monday accompanied by a large delegation including education minister Elisabeth Borne and Manuel Valls, the new overseas territories minister.