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French civil security personnel board a flight to Mayotte from Saint Denis on Reunion Island, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French civil security personnel board a flight to Mayotte from Saint Denis on Reunion Island, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

This photo provided by the French Interior Ministry shows a rescue workers and residents in a devastated area of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (Ministere de l'Interieur/Securite Civile via AP)

This photo provided by the French Interior Ministry shows a rescue workers and residents in a devastated area of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (Ministere de l'Interieur/Securite Civile via AP)

This photo provided by the French Interior Ministry shows a devastated area of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (Ministere de l'Interieur/Securite Civile via AP)

This photo provided by the French Interior Ministry shows a devastated area of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (Ministere de l'Interieur/Securite Civile via AP)

This photo provided by the French Interior Ministry shows rescue workers making their way in a devastated area of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (Ministere de l'Interieur/Securite Civile via AP)

This photo provided by the French Interior Ministry shows rescue workers making their way in a devastated area of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. (Ministere de l'Interieur/Securite Civile via AP)

This undated photo provided on Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024 by the French Interior Ministry shows a devastated part of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. (Ministere de l'Interieur/ Securite Civile via AP)

This undated photo provided on Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024 by the French Interior Ministry shows a devastated part of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. (Ministere de l'Interieur/ Securite Civile via AP)

This photo provided by the French Interior Ministry Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, shows debris in a street in the Indian Ocean French territory of Mayotte. Survivors wandered through streets littered with debris, searching for water and shelter, after Cyclone Chido leveled entire neighborhoods on Saturday when it hit Mayotte, the poorest territory of France. (Ministere de l'Interieur/DICOM via AP)

This photo provided by the French Interior Ministry Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, shows debris in a street in the Indian Ocean French territory of Mayotte. Survivors wandered through streets littered with debris, searching for water and shelter, after Cyclone Chido leveled entire neighborhoods on Saturday when it hit Mayotte, the poorest territory of France. (Ministere de l'Interieur/DICOM via AP)

French civil security personnel check relief supplies before taking of for Mayotte from Saint Denis on Reunion Island, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French civil security personnel check relief supplies before taking of for Mayotte from Saint Denis on Reunion Island, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

This photo provided on Monday Dec. 16, 2024 by the Civil Security shows rescue workers clearing a street in French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. (UIISC7/Securite Civile via AP)

This photo provided on Monday Dec. 16, 2024 by the Civil Security shows rescue workers clearing a street in French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. (UIISC7/Securite Civile via AP)

French civil security personnel load pallets of water on a transport plane for Mayotte from Saint Denis on Reunion Island, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

French civil security personnel load pallets of water on a transport plane for Mayotte from Saint Denis on Reunion Island, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)

This undated photo provided on Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024 by the French Interior Ministry shows a devastated part of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. (Ministere de l'Interieur/ Securite Civile via AP)

This undated photo provided on Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024 by the French Interior Ministry shows a devastated part of the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, after the island was battered by its worst cyclone in nearly a century. (Ministere de l'Interieur/ Securite Civile via AP)