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France deploys hundreds of police officers to oversee the destruction of a slum on the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in an operation authorities say is aimed at curbing sub-standard housing and illegal migration.
The head of the French overseas department Mayotte said the island was "on the edge of civil war" following days of violence between rival gangs. Police reinforcements have been sent from the mainland to try to restore order.
The Indian Ocean island of Mayotte has been a department of France since 2011, but locals feel abandoned by the country's central authorities. After more than two weeks of general strikes, which have often turned into riots, Mayotte is at a dead end, faced with illegal immigration, crime, unemployment and poverty. Despite the French Prime Minister announcing a series of measures at the start of this month, locals say the island is on the verge of collapse. Our team reports from Mayotte.
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