Heat and confinement: Daily life in France's Indian Ocean territoryMayotte is administratively part of France, even though it is more than 8,000 kilometres from ParisKAHANI (FRANCE) - "How can we be expected to stay indoors? Mayotte -- a department of France -- is in lockdown, like its parent country 8,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) away. And here, the risk of coronavirus heightens with poor sanitation, even with France's deep pockets to help this distant territory. Mayotte is one of four islands in the Comoro archipelago northwest of Madagascar that was once ruled by France. When the first people moved in, we installed the water point, and that was sufficient for everyone at the time."

Source: Bangkok Post April 08, 2020 14:26 UTC