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Many feared dead after Cyclone hits Mayotte

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People in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte say conditions there are apocalyptic after Cyclone Chido tore violently through the islands.
Germany, Europe's biggest economy, has been in a political crisis since the breakup of its ruling coalition government in early November. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asked for a vote of confidence on his now minority government. We hear from Berlin. Also in the programme: we hear from Rodrigo Garcia Barcha, son of author Gabriel Garcia Marquez after Netflix releases a series based on his novel A Hundred Years of Solitude. Garcia Marquez, who died in 2014, had never want his work turned into a movie.
Our guests today: Wa'el Alzayat, CEO of Emgage Foundation, an NGO for Muslim Americans, and Jacquelin Magnay, European correspondent for The Australian newspaper. PHOTO CREDIT: Damaged caused by Cyclone Chido, in Kawemi, Mayotte / TikTok/Reuters

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