French authorities start demolishing Mayotte ‘slums’
ANKARA (AA): French authorities in Mayotte have started demolishing the houses in the Talus 2 slums, according to media reports.
The demolition drive is part of Operation Wuambushu, which was launched on April 25 to expel irregular migrants from France’s offshore territories in the Indian Ocean, French broadcaster France Info said.
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Twitter said: “We resume demolishing the slums where numerous families were living in indecent conditions, and we offer them relocation.”
The operation was earlier delayed when a local court ordered the suspension of evacuations.
Mayotte Court of Appeal last week approved the demolition of the slums.
Migrants’ associations have denounced the operation.
Most of the migrants are from the neighboring archipelago nation of Comoros, which has refused to admit individuals so far expelled from the French territory, according to media reports.
Estelle Youssouffa, a member of the French parliament for the Mayotte archipelago, voiced support for Operation Wuambushu on April 24.
“The slums are homes of insecurity, violence, hosting traffickers, and gangs who spread terror,” she said.
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