Blood for transfusions airlifted to French Indian Ocean territory after hospital devastated by Cyclone ChidoThe cyclone that hit Mayotte has left health services on the French Indian Ocean territory in tatters, with the hospital extremely damaged and health centres knocked out of operation, a minister said on Monday.“The hospital has suffered major water damage and destruction, notably in the surgical, intensive care, maternity and emergency units,” the French health minister, Geneviève Darrieussecq, told France 2, adding that “medical centres were also non-operational”. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/16/mayotte-cyclone-health-services-in-ruins-with-death-toll-feared-to-reach-thousands
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Publish date : 2024-12-16 08:54:24
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Mayotte cyclone: health services in ruins with hundreds feared dead
