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Mayotte: launch of a new “clear space” operation on the island
Mayotte is the scene of a new “clearance” operation to fight against insecurity and illegal immigration. 1,700 police officers and gendarmes are mobilized. The intervention, which began on the morning of Tuesday April 16, will last until the end of June.
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Mayotte is the scene of a new “clearance” operation to fight against insecurity and illegal immigration. 1,700 police officers and gendarmes are mobilized. The intervention, which began on the morning of Tuesday April 16, will last until the end of June.
One behind the other, the first armored vehicles arrived in Mamoudzou (Mayotte), on the morning of Tuesday April 16. On the ground, police and gendarmes are already canvassing the area. In the truck beds there are pieces of sheet metal. These are the unsanitary shelters that they have just started to demolish. Operation “clear space” n°2 has just started in Mayotte, in a district south of Mamoudzou.
A first operation launched a year ago
The stated objective of this new operation is to fight against insecurity and illegal immigration. 1,700 police officers and gendarmes are mobilized. A demonstration of force in the face of an always explosive situation. The island continues to live to the rhythm of attacks and the arrival of illegal migrants from the Comoros. The first operation, a year ago, did not give the expected results. There were no more deportations at the border compared to 2022. 700 unsanitary housing units were dismantled, out of a target of 1,000. The operation called “Wuambushu 2” will last until the end of June .
