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People wait in line to get cash, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

People wait in line to get cash, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Women wait for supplies to be delivered at a supermarket in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Women wait for supplies to be delivered at a supermarket in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Drone view of destroyed dwellings in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Drone view of destroyed dwellings in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French military vehicles make their way to the central city of Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French military vehicles make their way to the central city of Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Djoche Ahmed, 18, and his father Ahmed Attoumane, 47, repair their family house in Majicavo Koropa, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Djoche Ahmed, 18, and his father Ahmed Attoumane, 47, repair their family house in Majicavo Koropa, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

A man walks by a destroyed car in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

A man walks by a destroyed car in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Drone view of destroyed cars in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Drone view of destroyed cars in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Drone view of destroyed dwellings in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Drone view of destroyed dwellings in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Drone view of destroyed dwellings in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Drone view of destroyed dwellings in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French civil security officers make their way through shredded trees heading to Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French civil security officers make their way through shredded trees heading to Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French civil security officers cut trees to open a road for heavy vehicles from Mayotte water authorities to repair water pipes in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French civil security officers cut trees to open a road for heavy vehicles from Mayotte water authorities to repair water pipes in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Women wash clothes after a short rain filled their pots with water, at the Lycée des Lumières where they found shelter after losing their homes, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 . (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Women wash clothes after a short rain filled their pots with water, at the Lycée des Lumières where they found shelter after losing their homes, in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 . (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Children play in a small shop in Majicavo Koropa, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Children play in a small shop in Majicavo Koropa, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Children play in Majicavo Koropa, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Children play in Majicavo Koropa, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French civil security officers cut trees to open a road for heavy vehicles from Mayotte water authorities to repair water pipes in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French civil security officers cut trees to open a road for heavy vehicles from Mayotte water authorities to repair water pipes in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Saindou Mohamadi, father of 6, sits on his bed at the Mayotte Central Hospital after being injured while attempting to reach his home in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

Saindou Mohamadi, father of 6, sits on his bed at the Mayotte Central Hospital after being injured while attempting to reach his home in Mamoudzou, Mayotte, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)